Anti Dementors, Assemble!

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I think I finished the last thread by accident...

Think it was those adverts about "you can't see it" with particles floating around in the air and the like that must have instilled the idea - and little minds working overtime have got it crossed over completely.

Apparently it's been a very clear increase in people showing exactly those symptoms as well.

MagdaS Interesting move by your company - I am sure I read somewhere that hot desking was being advised against, unless the company was hot on cleaning.

"This lady from the mental health service has just said they're seeing exactly the same issues with kids and adults"

"They think It's in the air' the same comment on a video about MH problems from lockdown in Italy.

@LilacTree1 my son he's seven is literally beside himself at the park now thinking the virus is floating in the air and begging to go home. Kids hear and see so much he's got bad anxiety about it all and we were really far from people at the time. I had to come home in the end.
Facebook is grinding my gears all I see is I'm not sending my child back as an experiment they will go back September the virus will still be here September so what you going to do then?
I believe it's real but people are hysterical they have lost all sense of perspective I feel like I'm the only sane person on there out of my friends.

Domina oh I didn’t see that

I’ve heard a bit about ads but only see TV on catch up and never see ads.

Orange I think a big difference is the finance package available.

@LilacTree1 it was on a news feed on FB when I said I had taken my kids the park last week and it was fine and I got told I should be done for attempted murder and refused healthcare if I get sick people have lost the plot

Did I mention I’ve a friend in Spain - her child is scared to go out “because the virus hasn’t gone away”.

I don’t know if the UN have any power but they should have condemned children being kept indoors for weeks.

maria if that’s someone you know, I’d never speak to them again.

Jumping back on!

@LilacTree1 it was just a random person off a news site but it's shocking how people turn on each other.

That's awful Maria of course it is Ok to go to the park. I got slated for having a picnic and told similar on here too. I think it is very good mentally as well for the children to get outside. You are a good mum doing that and hope you can ignore that

The children in Italy who had not been out for weeks could hardly walk up the road when they finally did

At least with this new guidance people can't Dementor people in parks anymore for just walking around and sitting in the sun. That to me is a good thing, and feels a bit easier going out

@Orangeblossom78 my son woke up with aching legs the other day when he played football because he hasn't been able to run or do exercise properly he was hobbling around. It affects the kids in other ways immune system lowers if they can't go outside etc

@LilacTree1 I do agree about the children. My boy is is big strapping twelve year old, and very stoic, but the prevailing wisdom means he's effectively impriisoned. He tells me he feels dead inside and says it's a joke,but he's unusually willing to come on even the most crap outings and snuggles up in my bed like he did when his dad left. And there's no fucking risk to him.

It’s just heartbreaking to hear about all these young children becoming distressed and terrified of going outside. The mental health of a generation is fast becoming collateral damage. My child is old enough to understand how a virus works, but is becoming increasingly withdrawn from lack of company of her own age and general mental stimulation. She pointed out to me she hasn’t seen the inside of a building other than her own house for two months now.

I've got my own hair dressing scissors bought from Ebay. I've had them a while. They're only cheap so nothing exciting, but I've been cutting my own hair for years on and off.

I hate supermarket shopping ATM (not that I particularly enjoy it the best of times) as the atmosphere is very much doom and gloom and I feel as though I'm unwelcome. That might just be me thinking Im being judged for daring to buy some non essentials with the weekly shop, but I just dread it now.

What I’m about to say is risky, even here

I’m been horrified to see some MNers post about the mental health of one child, then go on to say “ the whole family is shielding because of one person and we don’t go outside at all ever”.

There was one with a teen who I thought sounded suicidal. Being kept in because of a sibling.

I do blame the government concerted effort at hysteria as well though.

I've two boys 11 and 15. Keep taking them on (very boring) walks around the park with me. Frisbee or a ball, or bike rides sometimes. It's getting very repetitive. they would just stay on their screens otherwise.

Me and DD2 spent this afternoon incredibly disrespectfully blowing raspberries at Boris on the telly. Small act of rebellion but it made her smile and not much else is at the moment. She is, to not sugar coat it, depressed.

@RunningNinja79 it's taken me up till this week to psych myself up to brave supermarkets (and I'm always in Tesco the rest of the time - its round the corner from school) - panic attacks out of the eyeballs when I went in... but fuck the looks - I bought Krispy Kreme doughnuts (scan as you shop so no grocery judgement at checkouts)

OMG I would love a Krispy Kreme!

I do worry about the affect all this is going to have on the kids. A friend of mine has a 5 year old and a 7 year old and said there's absolutely no way one of them will accept going back to school without the other. She said they'll think "if it's not safe for him to go back then why is it safe for me". Poor sods. She's sent many photos of them sitting in front of the TV watching the Boris announcements. No idea why she thinks that's a good idea. Apart from being potentially terrifying to small children they're also boring as sin.

That reminds me of siblings of e.g. other children with cancer, my sister's keeper kind of thing, where one is impacted to support the other. No-one's fault really but yes it can impact siblings a lot

Don't tell anyone else but Asda click and collect is the business for groceries

We can't have Krispy Kremes ATM as we like to choose our own otherwise we all fight over the strawberry cream ones.