The 'Positive Mental Health' Corona virus thread Part II

[magimedi]

I hope that RapidRainbow does not mind me starting Part II of the thread - if you do let me know & I'll ask for it to be deleted.

It would just be a shame to not carry on as this is such a positive place.

Part I is here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3821799-The-Positive-Mental-Health-Corona-virus-thread?msgid=93901971

Thank you magi you're a

Glad to have found the second thread.

Hello! Been watching the previous thread - thanks very much everyone, was getting myself a bit upset last week but this and deleting the news app off my phone has made me feel so much better. We’re just washing our hands and carrying on as normal for the time being.

I would 100% recommend deleting news apps or just turning off notifications and only checking the official guidance . I've calmed down a lot since doing this . Some of the fb groups I follow have banned all C-virus posts now too which is good .

I'm continuing to watch only uplifting and funny films. If anyone would like to listen to something relaxing there are loads here:
www.beaumont.ie/index.jsp?p=528&n=532&a=0

Good luck.

Positive news: % of those seriously or critically ill has gone down 1% on Worldometer

This is the "reasons not to panic" Daily Mail link someone mentioned in the previous thread.

www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8093573/Here-10-morale-boosting-reasons-Britain-shouldnt-plunge-coronavirus-despair.html

Thank you all, this thread has definitely helped me keep things in perspective.

I'm feeling positive about the government response and approach.

My dislike of Boris is pretty well documented but the CMO and his team seem to be making sensible, evidence based recommendations which is great.

[waves to all]

Sorry to be a data bore but again that daily mail article says 20% of hubei was infected. How? It has a population of 56 million. Chris witty said the same thing last week. Are they accounting for probable unreported cases? X

20% of 56 million is 11,200,000 (if my maths is right)
Total confirmed cases are around 105,000 worldwide.
I don't know where they are getting that figure from, even if they are accounting for people with no symptoms.

Dr Ranj video about coronavirus for kids but I also found it reassuring/his voice soothing.

I didn't post on the first thread but have been finding it helpful to help stop my anxiety from spiralling (which it does watching or reading other sources!)

And, a statistic that comforted me- the total % of people who are officially confirmed to have or have had this virus in Hubei province (including Wuhan) is 0.121% of their population.

This thread is like a sturdy life raft thrown from a sinking HMS Coronavirus into a sea of gloom and doom. Thank you.

Just browsing other threads (I know I know!) where lots of posters seems to think they know better than the medical experts and scientists.

I’ll leave them to their obsessing over the Worldometer App and musings based on twitter feeds from people who claim to be Drs (so they must be true!!).

@HonestlyItsFine - that’s a v encouraging stat! Thanks.

Marking place.
This thread is a Godsend

Place marking.
I feel a lot better having done a meditation for anxiety, Insight Timer app is very good if anyone is interested

Thank you for part 2, this is a little haven of sanity amidst all the lunacy.

I have just bitten the bullet and made an appointment to see the GP on thursday. Really struggling today. Keep me going with the positive thinking!

Thank you. Placemarking to help my sanity.

Good to see new positive thread, part two! It's a godsend!

Thanks for the second thread. First one was a godsend.
Feeling good today. I also downloaded a mindfulness app on my phone - headspace. You don’t get much free without subscribing but it will keep me going until I find a better one.

Yeah a second thread...feeling stressed as asthmatic...which makes the asthma worse of course! Trying to breath, stay calm...really appreciate the good news/perspective here.

Headspace is very good. Let me know if you find another better one.