One week and can not cope with being inside.

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Does anyone else feel like the are going to go crazy. I'm advised to stay in the home due to being pregnant, and I'm trying to balance work with home schooling, while DH is still going out to work. The furthest we go is the garden and a short walk round the block. It's driving me mad now and really getting to me. I'm just on the verge of tears all the time. Anyone else feeling the same??

The main way I’m managing is to focus on each day and what I can do to enjoy each day. If I think about tomorrow and the next few weeks I feel overwhelmed. If thinking about the day feels too much then I think about the morning or even the next hour or 15 minutes. I use that as a technique normally when I feel anxious, I just think about the next small task like having a cup of tea and somehow I get through the day

I'm struggling as I live on my own. I hate staying at home at the best of times and the only time I do is if I'm ill. Fortunately I can still go to work as I'm a nurse. But we are so quiet, that we are bored! Dreading my annual leave in a couple of weeks.

Does his work mean he can't be at home at all? DP and I work full time. I already worked from home but DP has arranged to also do so, so we can both share the childcare. DS is still in nursery so we're not really homeschooling, but it's already hard enough. I can't imagine trying to teach him and work.

Being inside is taking its toll on me and I'm not really an outdoor person. It's the lack of freedom thats getting to me, as well as being cooped up all day with DS.

Only been doing this for a week too and I'm already stressed so you have my sympathies!

Just do a day at a time. Don't look too far forward and try and concentrate on the here and now.Look after yourself extra well, take time to do all the rushed bits. Its sounds like your dc are being ok.
I'm on day 14 of total lockdown , we cant even have walks and I'm trying hard not to scream.

I'm glad it's not just me feeling like I want to climb the walls. DH works in utilities so can't work from home. Luckily he is a remote worker so risk to him is low. I agree @DonnaDarko it's the lack of freedom and feeling so trapped. I'm glad we have DSS to be honest, I think it may be worse if I was on my own, I probably wouldn't bother to get out if bed

will your employers be flexible about when you actually do your job....ie ours have said people can work in the evening once kids are in bed if it helps? I have always worked from home so that bit doesnt phase me, but you do need somewhere quiet and some form of desk/chair assuming you work on laptop.

Trying to childcare young kids and work at same time is almost impossible. And the feeling that this is really only half a life, being lived in the shadows that is killing me if i think about it.

Isolation is always a potential issue for a homeworker. Can you get a network of people you can chat to periodically over skype....either work or home colleagues - during the day in the same way that you would at work....or is that impossible because of SS?