How do you block out brexit worries?

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I’m autistic, very anxious (have OCD) and a carer as well - so have all sorts of worries churning round my head .

Watching the news tonight a no deal brexit seems inevitable, and they said stuff about not being able to treat water? Not having the chemicals or something ... and shortages of food and medication ... I haven’t been living under a rock but been so bogged under I haven’t had the time to worry ... now it feels like the beginning of covid all over again ...

What do we, can we, do? I don’t have the money to stock pile . I don’t know anyone who does . We could probably stock a month’s worth of dry food but then what?

Is it likely people are going to start panic buying before Christmas again? We live in the arse end of nowhere in rural Scotland and it was well into June/July before shops felt ‘normal’ again ... I don’t want to go through that again ... but I suppose if there’s no drinking water or medications (I’m on several long term) panic buying will be the least of our concerns ...

Would we be daft to cancel Christmas lunch, and try to save the cash/spend on tins and stuff?

How the hell do you block this out?

I'm not sure OP. I don't know enough about it but plenty on here do so I hope they can come and give you some advice. If you are very anxious is there someone you can speak to? Maybe your GP

Water treatment should be fine - especially outside the big cities.

Enjoy Christmas but do not get into debt.

When you do your shopping, add an extra pack of pasta and a couple of extra tins and a carton or two of UHT milk, just in case.

Medication - communicate with your GP and trust their advice.

And then bear in mind that the shops will manage the food supply chain as best they can
despite the government

If you’re anxious about water, you could always buy some large bottles/little barrel type things of mineral water, the cheapest mineral water you can find. Store in a dark place. Useful if the water ever goes off for emergency repairs or similar.

You can also buy water purification tablets in places like Boots.

Personally, I’m not convinced the taps are going to run dry myself but those are things that you could do.

I do think there is likely to be some short-term disruption to fresh food supply chains so it would make sense for you to be reasonably well-stocked with tinned or frozen fruit and veg depending on what your household needs and eats, and to have some long life milk in. But you might well do those things anyway if you’re rural Scotland. Ditto anything you use that would be a pain to run out of like nappies.

Pop over to the preppers board if you’re worried; there are some really experienced preppers on there who will explain how to prep for, say, three days of food supplies and build from there.

I’m so worried about corona/economy that blocks out the brexit worries. Not that I’d recommend that.