Hoping I don't get flamed for this, but it seems really out of proportion. I'm planning on moving back home for the foreseeable as the job market is pretty dead and I haven't seen anyone for god knows how long.
My dad's picking me up tomorrow but insisting both he and I wear a mask in the car? He's not stopping anywhere and neither of us have been working out of the house or gone anywhere aside from very occasionally to the shops or for a walk.
When I asked him if he and mum will see me if I go back to work he pretty much said possibly not I usually live away, so don't see them frequently, but the thought that they may not see me again till a vaccine is pretty upsetting. I know it's his choice, but he's early 50's, not shielding or particularly high risk, but seems genuinely terrified. It just makes me wonder if the media have done too good of a job on some people. He didn't have any health anxiety before and was even happy to continue going out the week before and didn't seem that worried. Now I can't see him going anywhere until there's a vaccine. I also asked him if there's never a vaccine will he continue social distancing and not seeing me indefinitely (whilst I'm working) and he pretty much said yes.
I'm living on my own and I suppose if it gets to a stage where I can see friends and boyfriend again this wouldn't be so distressing, but I'm beginning to wonder if I'm going to have to get used to long term solitary confinement
I'm relatively healthy now, but in the past I've suffered from health anxiety due to having severe health problems and possibly a few close shaves with death. But I honestly think I'd risk death over never seeing loved ones again.
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Bramblebear92 · 16/05/2020 18:18
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