AIBU to feel panicked about Russia bombing the UK?

Do you remember the Cold War ?
The Greenham Women ?
ICBMs being driven around Wiltshire every night
4 minute warning drills mentioned in schools

The risk from Russia ia a FRACTION of what we faced in the early 80's

OP, I’m usually a very rational person, but when Russia attacked Ukraine and it was all that was on the news I experienced this terrible anxiety for the first time. I stopped reading the news and came off social media for a while, it did me the world of good.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5562880-ukraine-invasion-part-62?page=1

have you been keeping up to date with this thread? It is full of some very intelligent and articulate people who speak a lot of sense - it helped to calm me down at the beginning of Russia’s invasion (and helped me to find some useful ways to help the people of Ukraine)

The only way putin is leaving this world is when he pops his clogs he isn’t gonna do it to himself . Live your life, it’s not long enough yo worrh about these things.

This is fabulous advice.

Right now, focus on your breathing and use grounding techniques to calm yourself down. E.g. find 5 things around you which are blue.

They wouldn’t bomb us. It would be cyber attack or cutting cables underwater. Much cheaper and much more damaging.

No, you’re not. We as a population generally like you guys. You’re like the big sister who used to boss us around and make our lives tough, but then we got older and got some space from each other and now we’re buddies.

What would the point of the US attacking the UK even be?!

Same here had to look it up.

Russia's been busy the past few days! Part of their whole method of operating is to keep their enemies on edge and off balance with empty threats. They think it's more efficient than actually fighting or practicing diplomacy.

In any case, so far they have only threatened to strike UK military targets - and actually didn't even threaten, just pointed out that they could. (Which way to Salisbury Cathedral?) They also said that they could target sites inside the UK manufacturing drones used in Ukraine - which kind of suggests that Andy Burnham made the correct decision in providing the Storm Shadow blueprints directly to Ukraine, which is what apparently set Russia off in the first place.

They're also huffing at the USA today because the head of the CIA made a point of going to Moscow and warning them not to attack NATO. Not sure if someone in the Kremlin is off script here, because you don't even need a special Trump decoder ring for this one.

Well I’ve learnt a new word so thanks OP. Is it actually helpful to you to start such threads? (Genuinely, as usually with phobia threads posters suggest it is counterproductive)

Can do more damage/chaos with a keyboard and not a bullet or missile used.

I think you might be one of those people who revels in winding herself up and wants other people to join in.

Whatever anyone says back to you, you will be determined to panic.

Of course he’s not going to bomb the uk, that’s why it’s called a nuclear detterant. As soon as we saw the flash,we’d fire back and Russia wouldn’t exist. It is the same as suicide by cop, his own would kill him before he could.

Not happening.

Even if he does (which he won’t), there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it. So there’s no point in worrying, but I’d speak to the GP about getting some help.

Putin threatened the U.K. yesterday. There were cyber attacks on regional U.K. airports today. I suspect that was the Russian retaliation.

We are more likely to be attacked by the USA the way things are going over there.

You do need to get help, then.

Putin is very risk averse. He isn’t a mad man. He invaded Ukraine because he thought he would win. He KNOWS he wouldn’t win against NATO. Even NATO without the US is stronger than Russia.

This idea that Putin would want to start a war that would result in his own country as a suicide attempt is just nonsense. He has children, grandchild he loves and wants to leave a legacy.

Now - there likely will be some sort of lower level excursion, such as hacking, or arson. They have done this consistently since the start of the Ukraine war but ALWAYS low enough as to not warrant a military response. Because he knows he would not win. Just think rationally. And stop reading tabloids, including Sky News. BBC or AP news don’t lead with these dramatic headlines.

There is a page on a well known social media site called doomsday debunked. I suggest joining. Lots of very intelligent and educated people able to debunk headlines and political noise and give calm and clarity.

Not going to happen, honestly. Putin is failing in Ukraine (to the horrible detriment of his own people) and is just making empty threats, because even if he doesn't care, the people with access to the missiles know what would happen if he did set off a nuke.

It's a bit of a crap way of being really, but it's preserved some kind of peace for 80 years.

I assume you get in this much of a state getting in a car? Much more likely to die a horrible death with your children then.

Dont worry, op. I get these thoughts from time to time. Its just anxiety and it will pass 💐

This is highly unlikely. He rally has got much better ways to attack the uk.

I don’t think you’re irrational for thinking about it, but it’s best not to worry about things that are totally beyond your control.