What are you currently stressing over?

[SoleBizzz]

I have to tidy and clean and I don't want to before kitchen man gets here :(

I booked an appointment for counselling (through my work employee assistance scheme so it's not months and months waiting list) next Friday. I am terrified.

Whether or not to send my kids to a gathering of 600 other kids tonight. No one else is the least bit concerned it seems! 😕

Mine and my husband's small businesses each taking a massive hit with all the fears of coronavirus. He can have a lot of ocd tendencies due to anxiety and wants to self isolate (no symptoms or anything) whereas I want to keep going as normal as possible until advised otherwise. It's causing each of us to fret.

Happypotamus, I've been for counselling and I was also very nervous before the first time but mine was lovely, put me at ease immediately

Coronavirus in general
My nan is hours from pass away
Might get made redundant if there is a financial crash
I'm having a tough time. It helps to write it down.

Coronavirus (if I'm panicking too much about it) I'm also 26 weeks pregnant.

Pregnancy in general! Feeling kicks, not feeling kicks etc.

This is tough.

Waiting for this baby to arrive. Currently 38+1 and so fed up. I like to plan and not knowing when she is going to make an appearance is causing serious stress. Don't feel like I can go out anywhere as I am worried about waters going in public or getting stuck somewhere on my own.

Worried I will have to cancel DD’s birthday party. Her last two birthdays have been shit thanks to other people and I was finally able to do her a party and now I will have to cancel.
Ditto a street party I was planning for work.

Whether or not my wedding on 11th April will go ahead and whether my guests will be able to get here 😔

Whether or not DH will have to cancel his ski trip to France. I know it's a fun thing but he's been really stressed at work and needs the break.

And coronavirus obviously, but booking the counselling appointment gave me something else to worry about for a change. The anxiety about talking about my anxiety... (I don't have coronavirus-related anxiety, I am mostly ok about that, just general inexplicable anxiety)

This week I’ve had:
2 days of additional OOH shifts for flood incident response (totally messed up sleep)
Had to run a Cub meeting solo at v short notice (30 mins) due to other leaders’ illness.
DD football tournament (had to start work early to fit this in)
DS music exam (had to work late to fit this in)
DH away, but concerned about his business/the economy
Concerned about DM who is 77, asthmatic and diabetic. She is in otherwise good health, but lives 300 miles away.
Job interview for a grade up.

And now... it’s all over! Apart from the economy and DM.

At the moment, so much has bern cancelled next week I’m not stressing about anything. Yet. Just as long as schools stay open!

I'm having the simplest Civil Partnership ceremony next week. Just DP and I plus two friends as witnesses. Weekday while kids are at school. I'm worried they'll close schools, the restaurant we've booked our celebration lunch in will close and whether one or both of our witnesses and/or the registrar will have to self isolate. Does anyone know if signings are legal if they're via Skype?

Actually scrap that. Am stressing about foreign holiday in 3 weeks (unlikely) and 7 week school summer holidays.

DS has cough variant asthma, we've opted out of a beaver camp this weekend so he doesn't cause a panic. I'm wondering if he should go anywhere as people look if they hear a cough.

DD has a party Sunday. A few of her friends had coughs. Not sure to cancel or hand out face masks as they arrive.

DSs hamster died. I haven't told him yet.

Happypotamus I finished counselling for anxiety last week. It really helped.

That the sore throat I’ve had all week is now developing into a tickly cough

I live in Cyprus. Practically all the flights to U.K. have been cancelled, or will be cancelled. My grandmother is dying and I won’t be able to come and say goodbye or attend her funeral.

We have about 4 weeks of money left until we can't pay our mortgage or bills - the job market for my roles is absolutely dead because of Coronavirus.

I suspect my (new, senior) colleague of theft. No concrete evidence but have notified Regional Manager of my concerns because the things going missing are things only I usually use.

It probably looks like I'm bitter (enquired about the position but was told I'm not good enough :( ) but I don't want to be accused of theft when it certainly isn't me & there wasn't an issue before now

DP being made redundant at end of month. Will be redeployed to another job in the organisation but less money. Household income will go down by £400 per month.

Coronavirus as I work in the travel industry and it's been a hell of a week

Slight sore throat and a little bunged up
...worried

Coronovirus because I work in the NHS
I know that there will be staff affected by school closures ( thanking my lucky stars that mine are 20/17) and having to take emergency leave.
Or caring for ill relatives .
My DParents are elderly too.
Worry about my DC exams -will they go ahead?
Can my DC work from home /lessons online?
DH can work from home

I will be face-to-face , dealing with patients who are worried . Patients who won't care as long as they get treated .(and will whinge if I run late) . And patients who will come in with potential virus because their needs are the highest priority (in their mind)

It will happen. So many times I've had someone sit in my chair telling me they're fighting flu / suffering a flare up of shingles / scabies .

"But I didn't want to cancel in case I had to wait a long time"

The next few weeks will be a challenge .

Goes without saying , my two black cats are not stressing at all
They're curled up on two dining room chairs .
They know there are 2 x 40 packs of their catfood so they're happy .