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Anyone else just had a really fucking horrible week?

130 replies

bushproblems · 08/01/2026 18:00

My car is playing up
My boss is unhappy with my work
I’ve put on half a stone over Christmas
Im having an absolute bitch of a period
Im skint

Feeling very sorry for myself today :(

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BetterWithPockets · 08/01/2026 20:21

Yep, shit here too! Skint, behind on work, roof leaking, and having a nightmare trying to do my tax return (which I have to do because I’m self employed, not because I’m loaded)… To top it off, DD’s really struggling at school, and I hate not being able to wave a magic wand and make it all okay for her.
BUT I have a roof over my head (albeit one that leaks), a lovely DH & DC, and I currently have a glass of wine in my hand (despite promising myself I’d do dry January — but the HMRC website and the water running down my interior wall put paid to that!!)…

Ialwaysthoughtitwasadojo · 08/01/2026 20:24

I’ll join!

I decided to leave one contract job, only to be told my other major contract with another client is probably going to end (just naturally nothing I did), meaning my income will drop dramatically.

Ex DH and I have separated but are still living under the same roof (I do not recommend this).

I’ve had a stinking cold all week.

Marshtit · 08/01/2026 20:26

terrible drive home from work in the dark and horrendous rain, went over a pot hole, luckily no damage
row with boss earlier in week.
i had to suck up to her after this.
so fearful of weather
boiler 3rd call out in as many weeks.

Echobelly · 08/01/2026 20:28

Been a bit crummy - had an extra project dumped on me at work which is really dividing my attention and found out yesterday that a friend had died just after Christmas, leaving behind wife and kids

BettyRizzoSlaps · 08/01/2026 20:30

I'm the same. DP has been ill for over a week (obvs not his fault), but he is driving me insane shuffling round in the Dressing Gown of Doom. I'm absolutely skint, tired, and can't do right for doing wrong, at work and at home. Fuck January.

Marshtit · 08/01/2026 20:31

my christmas was short and full of cold and having to work, people are now coming back saying happy new year, when I was working last week!

Porkpiesarespicy · 08/01/2026 20:32

Shitty clients at work, DS19 having a bit of a break down, crashed the car today in the ice, and everyone seems to want something from me. I just don’t have the energy or the tears left for tomorrow

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 08/01/2026 20:33

This is, I know, small fry compared to some of these posts. We’ve had SO much snow since last Friday - it’s been declared a state of emergency and all schools have been closed all week. It’s giving pandemic vibes and it’s making me feel really anxious - the empty shops, the staying home, the not knowing how long it will last. It’s freezing, walking anywhere is a disaster, and our cat’s furious because I won’t put the snow away so he can go out. I also have loads of parcels trapped with Evri, some things that have been in transit since before Christmas!

Justbreathagain · 08/01/2026 20:34

CalmShaker · 08/01/2026 18:02

And you have a bush problem too 😞
Sending thoughts and prayers 🙏

So funny !!!!!

BettyRizzoSlaps · 08/01/2026 20:36

Inwhitelights · 08/01/2026 20:04

I was going to say yes.. but I’m not sure I should now, some of these posts are pretty nasty. Hope things start to improve for everyone soon 💐

Yeah, my issues are small potatoes in comparison to some of these! 💐 to all of you in pain and/or distress.

bushproblems · 08/01/2026 20:37

Tomorrow can fuck off as well.

Sorry for everyone else who is also having a shitty week too. Roll on spring!!

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socks1107 · 08/01/2026 20:41

I’m so sorry to read all these posts

TheeNotoriousPIG · 08/01/2026 20:42

My MH has taken a dive of late, and I am struggling to keep a face on it. You can tell, because my house is messy, I stop eating properly, personal hygiene goes down the pan, my memory is worse than usual, and I am lacking patience with someone at work. I usually get told that I have the patience of a saint with other people.

Then I got a migraine. I don't get paid for sick days. I tried going to work this morning, but had to turn back. I feel bad about other people having to do my job, but it's horrible trying to work a manual job when you're vomiting at the same time. I tried to go again this afternoon, but got sent home. I do not feel safe driving at any point with a migraine (partly why I didn't try to get an appointment with a doctor), but live miles away from shops. Everything bar the vegetables is frozen. I ended up ordering a takeaway. I worry that people will say, "You are ill, so you should just be in bed", even though if I hadn't ordered food, I wouldn't have eaten. I feel bad that I can't look after my animals properly when I am ill (and I have to repair the fence again, as one of the dogs got out).

A return of a large item hasn't been collected, so that is sitting waiting.

I just want to curl up and sleep for a week, or until the black cloud has lifted.

loislovesstewie · 08/01/2026 20:44

My youngest DS has psychiatric issues, he's just spent the last 8hours ranting about everything that has happened to him in life. He has an appointment with the psychiatrist tomorrow, thank goodness, I'm going too, because he really needs better treatment than he's been getting. It's been 3 years of nothing.

Clafoutie · 08/01/2026 20:45

JennyForeigner · 08/01/2026 19:23

Counted the hours to back to school. 11am kid A returned by school with vicious fast onset ear infection. Up all night in agony and voms through tuesday. Tuesday autistic child (B) wakes up with flea bites due to the cats anti flea stuff being of fuck all use these days. Can't stop scratching so that she gets tracking red bites and scares us all silly. Penicillin, which she won't take. Fleas in every bed. Wednesday: child C commences throwing up. Strong grounds to be believe some stupid oaf of a husband puts kitchen towel in the toilet while clearing up.

Thursday: toilet blocked and backing up. Two vomming kids and one in need of urgent care.

Fuck this week. Fuck it all to hell.

Oh, that really does sound awful! Hoping things start looking up soon!

rosydreams · 08/01/2026 20:49

Its so hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The washing machine died ,we still need to fix the living room floor and the there's the illness .We got norovirus Christmas and now a bad cold. What's worst is when it affects the chest i always end up with a chest infection. What's really got me down my already weak pelvic floor cant handle all the coughing so i cant hold my bladder. Pee right through pads and i have work tomorrow. How the heck am i supposed to work coughing and peeing =/

Safe to say this is not the boat i wish to be sharing but your not the only one .Sometimes life can be a trudge up a very steep hill

Nosleeptheo · 08/01/2026 20:50

Car went before christmas and was quoted 1.5k to fix and boiler broke on Saturday managed to fix it Sunday and then it was condemned yesterday so no hot water no heating. If I dont laugh ill cry

Clafoutie · 08/01/2026 20:53

TheeNotoriousPIG · 08/01/2026 20:42

My MH has taken a dive of late, and I am struggling to keep a face on it. You can tell, because my house is messy, I stop eating properly, personal hygiene goes down the pan, my memory is worse than usual, and I am lacking patience with someone at work. I usually get told that I have the patience of a saint with other people.

Then I got a migraine. I don't get paid for sick days. I tried going to work this morning, but had to turn back. I feel bad about other people having to do my job, but it's horrible trying to work a manual job when you're vomiting at the same time. I tried to go again this afternoon, but got sent home. I do not feel safe driving at any point with a migraine (partly why I didn't try to get an appointment with a doctor), but live miles away from shops. Everything bar the vegetables is frozen. I ended up ordering a takeaway. I worry that people will say, "You are ill, so you should just be in bed", even though if I hadn't ordered food, I wouldn't have eaten. I feel bad that I can't look after my animals properly when I am ill (and I have to repair the fence again, as one of the dogs got out).

A return of a large item hasn't been collected, so that is sitting waiting.

I just want to curl up and sleep for a week, or until the black cloud has lifted.

Migraines are no joke Flowers

Leopardheart01 · 08/01/2026 20:56

I’ll join! Pretty sure I’m about to break up with my partner after his affair. I’m devastated but reconciliation just seems out of the picture

Someone crashed into my parked car earlier this week.

im broke

mental health in the toilet

boiler broke down

i need chocolate but there is none in the house

FFSToEverythingSince2020 · 08/01/2026 20:58

Snowherefast · 08/01/2026 19:56

That feeling of doom could (honestly, seriously) be a sign of sepsis - I really hope that you're getting iv antibiotics in a hospital...

Cellulitis is horrible, big sympathy from me

Please please make sure that you're receiving the correct treatment for this x

Fuck. I had sepsis in November. I don’t know what to do. I’m taking strong oral antibiotics four times a day and I’m absolutely terrified of what could happen to my husband if I’m not here. Life is such a pain in the arse sometimes

SeenYourArse · 08/01/2026 20:59

Yep! Me, have just found out I’m 7 weeks pregnant with a third baby I absolutely never wanted to have, already have 2 kids aged 9 and almost 7 I am 41 years old and been married for 15 years we were really getting our lives back and have holidays booked already for 2026 that a baby can’t come on so have to cancel them and try to claim on my insurance.
Yes our house is big enough as is my car etc and we can afford it but I just don’t want to go through it all again 😩 A termination isn’t an option I just couldn’t and will love the baby and in 5 years time it will all be fine but I’ve been SO sick and poorly and just feel rotten and want it to just go away. Honestly thought it was the menopause!

peebles32 · 08/01/2026 21:07

2 slipped discs on my MRI which explains the agony. No money till 20th which is payday so living on cupboard food. Need to find 900 for student accommodation by the end of the month. Husband has flu so no use. Got a court fee for a bill I forgot to pay! Living the dream.

KimTheresPeopleThatAreDying · 08/01/2026 21:18

ShipshapeShore · 08/01/2026 20:11

My beloved cat was put to sleep yesterday. I miss him.

I’m so sorry for your loss. Know that he loved you. X

rosydreams · 08/01/2026 21:18

SeenYourArse · 08/01/2026 20:59

Yep! Me, have just found out I’m 7 weeks pregnant with a third baby I absolutely never wanted to have, already have 2 kids aged 9 and almost 7 I am 41 years old and been married for 15 years we were really getting our lives back and have holidays booked already for 2026 that a baby can’t come on so have to cancel them and try to claim on my insurance.
Yes our house is big enough as is my car etc and we can afford it but I just don’t want to go through it all again 😩 A termination isn’t an option I just couldn’t and will love the baby and in 5 years time it will all be fine but I’ve been SO sick and poorly and just feel rotten and want it to just go away. Honestly thought it was the menopause!

same thing happened to me i had the copper coil it was not meant to happen. At least at 9 months old they get 30hrs childcare. So my third is going to a childminder a couple days a week. That way i can work its a uphill climb but youget there

Brendezvous · 08/01/2026 21:28

Me too. Work has been horrendous - I feel like I'm having a breakdown and am really worried I'll say something I shouldn't. I feel so upset a lot of the time, and I'm not sure I'm hiding it well.

I am bone tired because I can't sleep - I just keep reliving work stress over and over again. The days are awful and the nights are awful too.

In a fit of madness before Christmas, I applied for a promotion at work. Now I have to do the pick-me dance for a job I don't really want, while feeling like I don't care if I never go in again. I really don't know how I'm going to do it.

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