How is everyone coping day to day at the moment?

[pairsinparis]

I'm not an anxious person. I have two little DC. I'm struggling to get through each day with anxiety about Putin. What little things are you doing to help distract you and help you to get through each day? Thank yoh

Only check in with the news once a day. I had been constantly on my phone looking at news about Ukraine and I had to stop. I now watch the 6 o clock news for the headlines (recorded so I watch as soon as DDs are in bed) then that's it.

I have donated to the Red Cross and to Unicef, both of which are working in Ukraine and have crisis appeals so I feel like I've done something small that is helpful.

I listen to meditation tapes at night in bed so I can switch my brain off, otherwise I'd struggle to sleep.

I hug my children extra tight and am focused on letting them know they are loved. I can't control much in the world but I can let them go to bed at the end of the day feeling happy and safe.

I have a two year old daughter and a baby on the way. I won't lie, I'm heartbroken for the people of Ukraine and terrified for the rest of the world. I'm limiting my news watching for my own mental health as so much continued stress and anxiety cannot be good for my unborn baby. I'm still watching the main headlines to keep up with events but not the continuous news stream available. I had a massive scare two days ago (when I heard a very loud noise which sounded like the start of an air raid siren and went flying into the kitchen, yelling my partner's name. It turned out to be a very noisy car near where we live but I was genuinely terrified and it took me several hours to calm down fully) so have stepped back massively from what I see and read for the sake of my sanity. I know many would argue that Ukrainians don't have the luxury of being able to turn away and I do feel bad but it's very damaging to absorb myself in this and not take regular breaks. That said, my sleep has been shot to shit since the conflict began. I toss and turn all night, thinking or dreaming of what to do I'm X situation or whether this time next week we'll all be toast. It's a horrible, horrible situation.

I'm ok. Trying to get on with life but catching myself feeling guilty for being concerned over 'ideal word' type problems.

Following the news quite carefully.

In bed last night me and DH decided if there was a nuclear attack on this country we'd have possibly 5 mins of panic and then ... nothing, and there's worse ways to go than that.

Strength to Ukraine and it's people.

I’m not, as much as I can, I can’t control what some psycho twat in Russia is doing.

My only worry is I won’t be with my children if a nuke gets dropped on us, as it would be literally a flash of light then gone according to the map I looked at.

My heart goes out to everyone in Ukraine as this is just terrible - so far they have done an extraordinary amount of work to keep Russia at bay.

Trying to just keep busy. I work in the media so it’s hard to avoid what’s going on.

Sounds daft but I’ve been rereading Anne Of Green Gables if I can’t sleep, it’s very gentle and not scary in any way.

Also have the fear of not being with my children. They are only 2 mins drive away which sort of comforts me.

I have anxiety on a normal day, at the moment I'm trying to realise I can't control what happens elsewhere. I have a massive amount of guilt for bringing my babies into an awful world and like pp I'm really struggling with the idea of a bomb/nuke being dropped and not being able to get to my children at school to be with them. The idea of them being scared and alone.. I can't bare it.

The idea of them being scared and alone.. I can't bare it.
Of course you want to be with your children, but they wouldn't be scared or alone. They will be with their friends and teachers who will do their utmost to keep everyone calm and not scared. In fact they probably just wouldn't tell them.

My anxiety has been through the roof this past week. Initially due to financial issues, and needing to pay out a lot of money for unforseen car problems, boiler problems and the like. Ddog was also pts this week which has devastated me. And then the constant worry of the possibility nuclear war, and me being at work 50 miles away from my daugter if the bombs drop. Its all too much. I'm just taking one day at a time, and trying to find the joy in the little things, but its really hard.

Diazepam and propanalol

Feel the worst I've ever felt tbh, don't see what the point is in carrying on.

Honestly? I haven't really thought about it
The odd bit if I see news but I'm not watching the news or reading the papers

I'm really quite worried and anxious. I wake up in the morning and say I'm not going to look at things online and then pick up my phone and it's unavoidable.

My sleep is disrupted and I don't know how to relax about it all.

I do have a lot of personal things this week which are 100% adding to and intensifying this feeling.

I'm cooking and baking. We may die of overeating before anything else gets us.

I'm not that worried. I'm reading bits but not doom-scrolling.

Step away from your phone and the tv, have a break, play with your child instead, it will be more productive for you both

I'm not really paying it much attention. I'm sick of all the doom-mongering on here, too.

I had 24 hours or so when I felt really flat and down.
Now I'm getting on with things. Nothing has changed here and much as my heart goes out to the Ukrainians and Russians, there's nothing I can do.
Worrying won't change anything so I'm trying to keep my mind from going into what ifs and staying in the moment.

We've collectively had a shit time with covid and my priority is to make our life as joyful as possible in case anything changes so that we've got lots of good times banked should things get harder.
Getting out and spending time with people is helping with perspective too.

I’m actively staying off news sites apart from a quick look at the main headline every now and then. I’m not scanning down for all the frightening speculative articles, just the main points.

I’m also not browsing Mumsnet much because of all the scary thread titles. Having a quick look now but avoiding active convos and just looking a bit in the gentler boards.

Today I made sure not to be on my own too much. Volunteered for something at my child’s school, went to a meeting I wouldn’t normally bother with, walked home just to be outdoors in the world and not cooped up on my own or listening to the radio in the car and working myself up.

I feel much calmer today. Yesterday I barely ate and actually cried in the evening, watching the news and just feeling so heartbroken for the world.

I’m looking for a funny book to read next, just to take my brain off somewhere else.

I minimise the amount of news I watch. Even catching the last ten minutes of a programme dh was watching last night distressed me.

I try to surround myself with more+light hearted stuff. Ie. Watch Death in Paradise, Shakespeare and Hathaway (even though these have murders in them!).

I appreciate I may be running away from reality.

Generally I consider I have good mental health, but this on top of covid and brexit is a step too far. Generally I’m okay, but I’m more prone to get tearful than before.