What do you do to preserve your mental health (especially at times of a pandemic!)

[Littlemiss74]

I’m starting to find this a bit tricky now. Being together all the time. DH is still on furlough, DC’s not back at school, I’m working from home.
We are together pretty much all the time.
I’m getting more & more irritable. I feel trapped at times. Even when do our daily walk it is all of us together. I’m finding everything DH does annoying to the point I’m questioning things in my mind. I know I annoy him too.
DC’s have been really good but youngest is bored and everything I suggest isn’t quite right. She is getting more challenging.

I know it’s been hard for everyone so I just wanted to ask what do other people do to stop themselves losing the plot and feeling like a horrible, moany wife & mum? I need to find something else in my life to get just a bit of a break from this groundhog day. Thinking perhaps running except I am unfit and crap...

Thanks @LittleMissEngineer yes I occasionally have gone for a walk by myself, usually when I’ve had enough and have to just get out asap! i just think I need to do more if I can. Slightly worried I am on a slippery slope downwards.

Its hard if you can't find your own space. We have been going back to work and that helps. So we are not irritating each other all day. There are times I want to strangle him just from the way he drinks his drink.
Exercise is helping me also I think, I have been playing tennis which has been "allowed" for a while.
You might enjoy running more than you think - give couch to 5k a try.

It’s interesting you say that about sleep as I have been going to bed later & later. I find it hard to switch my mind off and it’s the only time I really get on my own so I end up reading things on my phone for hours. I feel a bit run down so I guess that the sleep thing isn’t helping.

@MajesticWhine that’s made me laugh about the drinking the drink - that’s been annoying me too!😄

Best boost is a run outside alone, music up, even if it’s short

Thank you, I am going to try and give the couch25k a go. At least it is structured so gives me something to aim for. Any other suggestions welcome.

I’ve had a bit of a chat with DH, he was nice but not sure he really gets it, he is always such a positive person. Anyway he agreed I need to make time to do something for me. I’m going to go out to a nice local park later and attempt to have a go at the couch25k.
I ordered a few clothes the other day & I couldn’t do them up as have put on a little weight in lockdown. Not enough to get next size up though so now I’m stuck in between sizes. This made me realise I need to look after myself better, stop snacking on biscuits and get my butt in gear!!

Oh my this thread has struck a chord with me! My DH and I plus DS (10) and DD (7) were all on top of eachother at home. So I sent the kids to school the last month as technically we are keyworkers. That made this easier for a bit.

However, despite the respite from homeschooling and childcare plus finishing couch to 5k and doing yoga I find I'm still unhappy, often nit picking at DH. He seems so down and won't open up. So I've started talking to him but it's ended up almost discussing separation. I've just been looking at marriage counsellors. I'm due back to work in August. Maybe things will improve then 😬. I think these weird times are forcing us into situations we wouldn't be in normally. Just gets me thinking what will it be like when the kids have left home and we are just left with eachother!

I haven’t preserved it. I’ve lost interest in most of the things I used to enjoy. I’ve kept up Zoom exercise, but that’s the only thing. I’m utterly, utterly bored, short tempered, angry and fed up.

Having counselling, but not really seeing any change yet.