Anyone else feeling like they need some break from the mourning now and how are you doing it?

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It's a long period of time isn't it and while I was sad about the Queen's death of course, from a MH point of view I am finding the constant mourning and news of every last detail too much. How are other people escaping, other than avoiding the internet/MN and news? (I would actually like to hear some other news especially what's happening now in Ukraine.)

I watched 3 episodes of The Highland Vet last night, it was lovely! 👵🏻

Sick to the back teeth of it. Thank God for Netflix and Prime.

I'm the same. I'm having a break from Facebook and prob from here now. I get people are sad and so am I but some threads on here and the stuff on fb is ott

I have got involved in way too many threads about it on MN, so need to start the Hide Thread I think.
Got a book or two to start and now it's feeling autumnal I think the house could do with a bit of a sort. Plus YouTube which is addictive.

That sound like an excessive reaction tbh

my facebook doesnt really mention it

I have never used Hide Thread, hadn't thought of it Good idea. I hadn't realised before now how much I must look at Facebook and BBC News website and MN so maybe I'll use the opportunity to break the habit. Might start a book as well.

how do you normally spend your time op?
are you doom scrolling?

Me and MIL have been and will continue to follow the coffin's journey and ceremonies online and tv. DH watching some of it. Avoiding all the hours of filler chat that say absolutely nothing and interviews with randoms.

I am not interested in collective mourning- I find the nostalgia and sentimentality intensely irritating. I am just not watching the news and getting on with my life. Easy to ignore.

how do you normally spend your time op?
are you doom scrolling?

Yes more than I had previously realised

I'm not mourning. I have huge respect for everything she's done and I'm sad for her family, but I refuse to mourn a 96 year old I never met. It would feel strange and self indulgent to do so.

I've not been mourning or know anyone who has. I watched the proclamation stuff as I found the history of it fascinating, not watched any of the rest of it.

I'm currently watching quiz shoes on BBC2. While working earlier I listened to various podcasts (including Ukrainecast on BBCSounds and UkrainianSpaces on Spotify if you want to get news and perspectives from there).

Nobody at work was talking about it. It's easily escapable.

i wouldnt say i was mourning
it is history being made currently though.
not often you see the events in edinburgh that you have seen today.

Charles is that you?? 😂

I wish someone would let him and Anne have a break and just BE.

I’m working long hours, walking the dog and watching Netflix.

I don't need a break because don't seem to have started mourning. What are people doing then? So far today I have been to work, cooked and eaten tea and am now watching my current netflix binge.

I think it's probably reasonably to avoid now. You can watch whatever you want on TV with streaming services and catch-up; in years gone by you would have to watch whatever was on channels 1-4(5) and that was your lot! I've had to seek stuff out to watch as I don't watch a lot of live TV usually. If I didn't want to see any of it then I just wouldn't have. There's limitless stuff to watch on iPlayer, ITV and C4 catch-up without adding in paid for stuff like Netflix. Ditto thousands and thousands of podcasts and other radio stations. We've never been so free to choose what media we consume.

There's a lot on social media of course but again that's an easy enough break for a few days or a scroll past. My friends at least are still posting about everyday stuff.

Reasonably easy to avoid* that should have said

Maybe I have worded this wrong because I don't feel like I'm personally mourning I just want to not keep hearing about the Queen's death for another whole week and beyond. I worded it so as to try not to offend anybody.

Going to work and not watching it/listening to it, it’s not difficult to avoid.

I haven't watched any of it, just seen the announcement of her death. I dip into the news sites about once a day, just to see the headlines, see it's all about that and dip out again. I'm not sad and don't feel the need to do any mourning, although I think the Queen was impressive as a person, unlike most of the rest of her family.

r4 news had other news today

I’m in France at the moment and obviously it’s just not that big a deal here so you have to actively go looking for it. I realise leaving the country is a pretty drastic solution op 😬

as well as pm

The garden is very tidy now. My horse's field is poo picked twice a day. The dogs are well walked. I've even done dome housework.