To think everyone is going to get very fed up with all this?

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The thought of John Lewis dumping a washer-dryer on my doorstep and expecting me to remove the old (integrated) one and carry and plumb in the new one makes me wonder.

AIBU to think we're going to get fed up with this social distancing malarkey before very long?

(I hate it anyway, as I need people around me for my sanity. And not my teenagers 24/7).

I think there's a difference between feeling low and a severe impact on mh. It will be devastating for many people. And eventually people will stop obeying the rules. This is why Boris put off lockdown for so long. To give it the maximum chance of succeeding at the critical moment. He knows soon people will riot and loot -a combo of lockdown fatigue, financial and economic uncertainty and people being idiots. Think back to London riots.
Then years of recession after this is over.
More people will die as a result but I don't see what options we have.

YABVU. There are plenty with much more difficult situations as a result of this social distancing. One example is a friend who cannot see her terminally ill mother in a nursing home as no visitors are now allowed.

Timing is eveything. My washing machine blew up this week and so i have had little choice but to order a new one ....

Currently waiting for it to be delivered

How about flipping this thing on its head and using the spare time as an opportunity to strengthen your mental health? There is so much information online to help.

For anyone with mh issues, I imagine they need inner child work. Try starting with this.

I have been pretty much house bound for the past 8 years and largely confined to bed. My time out involved taking my dd to activities and appointments for my health. What you’re experiencing right now is a drop in the ocean and not even comparable to the major surgery I have had. More than one surgery btw. And I had to try to heal from that. Still healing btw. And well, I need more surgery now.

I don’t expect even 1% of the population has ever thought about how hard it is for me, for bedridden people, yet now in my position but in good health, you cannot cope.

I was forced to cope by my body. You have been forced to cope as the lives of millions depend on it. So are you going to stop complaining about what you cannot do and start looking at what you can?

You could always be a NHS volunteer worker if that would help. This really isn’t the time to think about revolting, it’s a time to heal.

Blimey - you take your medication and flake out and wake up to find lots of replies.

I have scrolled through quickly and my eye was caught by the colourful post by CrustyCrab. What are those emojis supposed to be saying? If you want to say I'm thick, do by all means say that - but in words.

I will read properly in a bit.

PS Hopeisnotastrategy, I am listening to the Social Distancing Stasi, hence being stuck at home. The issue is that social distancing revives all my good old MH problems, not that I'm not doing it.

OP I assume you have not watched the news and followed reliable coverage of what is happening elsewhere.

I also assume that you are aware that there are many many many young fit healthy people in hospital likely to die from this. If not, I'll put you in touch with my friend, a front line respiratory nurse who is caring for adult patents of every age who are dying alone.

Everyone is finding isolation tough. But most of us feel it's inevitable and necessary.

I feel for those with MH challenges, but this is not an excuse to allow the population to go about their daily business as normal and let this virus wreak even more havoc.

So you would have liked the JL delivery people to risk their own health, and that of their family and other workers so you can have a working washer dryer? Please, if you can change your mindset- take comfort in playing your part in reducing the spread, feel privileged that you and your family can keep yourselves away from infection risk, hand wash your bloody clothes.

I have just ordered a replacement part for my dishwasher which I can fortunately fit myself.

I did think at that time that hand washing pots and pans is fine but if I had to do that with clothes then I might have a little cry so sympathies OP.

Yes dying is far worse but that doesn't mean that these changes are easy for anyone. They aren't and will have far reaching impacts to the economy and long term health. It isn't black and white at all which is why it's a fine balancing act in terms of short term restrictions to tackle the virus outbreak compared to long term effects of those restrictions.

I find it incredulous and self indulgent for people to post 'I can't see us doing this for more than a few weeks, we are not China'

I am concerned they have no idea of the horror that is about to unfold, and are ill prepared for what is to come.

My guess is that these very same people won't be posting such ill considered posts this time next week, when it comes into sharp focus what we are about to be faced with.

This is not a rehearsal. We have a real live pandemic that is just about to hit the UK, thousands will be dying daily, feeling fed up or otherwise will be totally and utterly irrelevant. You will feel fortunate if you weather this whole crisis still in one piece quite frankly, having not lost your own life or someone close to you.

Turn the water off and set to work with a screwdriver and a youtube tutorial?

It sucks right now but it wont be forever

And yes people are dying but people are ALWAYS dying and the world doesnt stop however this is a pandemic we are all having to get used to a new reality right now and struggles large or small should be responded to with kindness not condemnation

For anyone with mh issues, I imagine they need inner child work. Try starting with this.

“Inner child work”?

Are you actually trained in mental health work, @Mummyoflittledragon? It doesn’t sound like it.

I’m sorry for what you’ve been and continue to go through. It sounds hellish but this isn’t a race to the bottom. Huge changes to people’s ‘normal’ and global and economic instability have massive effects on mental health and well-being. It’s not a competition.

Before all this happened we ordered an American fridge freezer. The delivery driver said it won't fit with packaging and we can't bring it in without packaging. They are not always helpful without coronavirus adding to it.

All of us miss family and friends. But what can we do? In a couple of months I'm sure people will be slowly getting some normality back. Just remember you are not alone and nobody is having fun or socialing. It's definitely going to be tough on people. Try and keep busy around the house, cleaning, comedies, films, music, decluttering, painting, reading.

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I never said it was a race to the bottom. And quite frankly I would rather be me than op so don’t presume to know what I’m saying. Thanks for the race to the bottom comment. You clearly don’t have a clue.

People have to look at finding a way to change their intrusive thoughts and start looking for strength within. Their life may depend upon it.

Obviously I’m not trained. I’m also not stupid and used to have mh issues. From everything I have read so much comes from internal self talk.

he knows people will riot

Why the assumption that the British willl be so badly behaved when the continent manages to just keep going?

As it happens, I'm likely to lose my lovely mum at the very least, cornishdreams, as she already has cancer and wouldn't survive CV on top of that.

However, my children run the risk of losing me if I am forced to spend too long in isolation.

The social and economic effects of this virus will, as I have said before, cause untold deaths that don't involve physical illness.

Also sticking to rules,we've been on lockdown for 3 weeks already as I was very worried over ds and DP who both have lung conditions.

It's soul destroying.

Seriously. Very few of us are solitary people these days, even with us all super glued to phones and tech.

I've never been so bored in my life. The entire household has been ratty as fuck. The stupidest things set everyone off. None of us can go out for a few hours which is what normally happens. There's literally no escape bar separate rooms.

It's why I have pleaded with people to just stay the hell home so this bloody peak can hit and then drop.

Yes people are going to get fed up. Some people will react very badly. It still needs to happen though and people are just going to have to find ways to cope. Just because something is difficult doesn't mean you give up. We will come out the other side stronger if we support each other.

I'm sure your teenagers have helped you to unpack and drag it in. Youtube for plumbing.

I don't have a washing machine now. I have just washed two double duvets covers.and pillows in my washing up bowl, soaked them over night, and now pegged out to dry in the wind.

As expected tighter measures will be rolled out within a week judging by Michael Goves avoidance of what further measures will entail. We are all going to get a letter from the PM in the next week which will be a change from bills. This is what happens when people don't comply!hmm

I'm feeling quite despairing at the vitriol on here at a time surely when we should be trying to help each other get through this. As I understand it the OP has asked if people will get fed up with the restrictions rather than advocating for anyone to ignore them. Yes people will get fed up with them for all sorts of reasons. The majority seem to be complying thankfully but that compliance will be tested more and more as time goes on. The government I think knows this hence the timing. But why the vilification for raising this? Noone is suggesting we ignore the advice. And the comments regarding mental health are very, very worrying and could just add to someone's distress. As someone else said this isn't a hardship competition. Helping people through this with kindness and understanding may make compliance more likely not less.

Maybe you could get the teenagers to help you? And teach them how to plumb in the machine.

However, I am deadly serious that this situation can't go on, and that people will get very, very pissed off and will refuse to go along with it.

What would refusing to go along with it involve?
Everwhere's closed so you can't go out for a meal or to the pub.
If you try to visit family and friends they might not let you in.

People might change their minds when people around them/in their family start getting ill/dying. They might see that a little hardship/boredom is better?

You can simultaneously feel fed up with your comparatively fortunate position AND show compassion and empathy for others, OP.
Not saying you’re not already doing that of course, just saying it’s fine to feel fed up!

I gather this is why the lockdown was brought in when it was - precisely because the govt believed people wouldn’t be able to stick to it for long periods of time.