Anyone feeling less anxious about Corona?

[millerjane]

Some of the stats and the anecdotal evidence from my mum (works in A&E) seems encouraging. I feel a lot better personally and think I have adjusted to the idea of lockdown.

How about you? Or do you feel worse?

I'm swinging between terror and feeling more relaxed.

I have diabetes and once I decided to social distance for 12 weeks and stopped going out I felt better, I have been to the local shops and chemist twice and freak out then even though I am taking all relevant precautions.

I am reassured there are only 70 confirmed cases in my region of Scotland which is geographically huge so trying to get my panic into perspective regarding my personal risk right now.

I am terrified for my friends on the front line and also for myself if I do get it as diabetic death rates are horrible. I am also heartbroken for others suffering.

Justaboy that's great news.

I'm less anxious for me and kids because DH and I and dd have now clearly had it and survived, and ds had mild fever for a day followed by 15 days quarantine with us.
Best mate is also recovering as are sister and nephew.

I was anxious about DH for a couple days but thankfully the breathlessness went (it was bad for me and him on days 8-10).

We're fine with lockdown.

On the minus side, someone I know died today (40s, had health problems) and my friend's mum yesterday (elderly and already very ill), both had the virus. Soon we'll get to a point where most people know someone who died.

Also DH and I and best mate are still feeling rough after 15-18 days. A walk round the block wears me out for the day. DH hoovered a room and needed a 3-hour nap after.

I am cautiously optimistic and not as anxious as I have been.

To those saying a family member had it and it was no worse than a bad cold, how do they know it wasn't a bad cold? Were they actually tested, with a positive result confirming Covid-19? How did they get tested, if not so ill they required hospital treatment? I really don't understand how anyone with a cough or cold is concluding it's C-19 without testing?

That's why we need antibody testing.

Feel the same really, as if I'm in a time capsule but sort of safe and secure.

Yes I'm feeling a little better tonight. Doesn't seem all doom and gloom

I am working from home and my husband has just been stood down in his job and we are on lockdown. The reality has hit me and at night I have started to have panic attacks where I am so full of fear that I cant even think straight (sounds silly probably).

I have gone from when it first started - thinking 'Oh this wont affect us/me' to 'Please don't let me or my loved ones get it and any of us die'.

Normally when there is traumatic or upsetting things going on in our lives, we can escape to a mates house, go somewhere, or if we are lucky, even take a mini break or holiday. But with this situation, the entire world is affected and there is no escape.

Today I am going to try and take control of the situation and we shall do some budgeting and make a plan. I am lucky to be able to work from home so that is something.

I have gone from worrying about jobs to having one wish and one wish only - that we do not get this virus as I have underlying health conditions.

The thought of lockdown terrified me at one point, now it's actually comforting because it means our world is tiny, we wont let people in and hopefully reduce our risk.

Tell you one thing though, I never realised how much I loved a good rib crushing hug from my mates, until now and that's because I cant have one. Hugs - so very important.

I WAS feeling a bit more optimistic today until I read in the paper that Prince Charles and one of his footmen had been instantly tested for the coronavirus when they displayed symptoms,while NHS staff are told they may have to wait for weeks. Honestly,I despair at this country's priorities sometimes.

@ALongHardWinter, it made some sense to test him, because of the people he had shook hands with and him being possibly infectious at the Commonwealth celebration. But to test the footman and the Duchess of Cornwall, who had no symptoms, was wrong. Especially when people have been fobbed off and left to die at home, one a Mother who was 36. Her DH wasn't tested, he had to wait it out.

I've never been anxious or worried about it all.

I'm in the high risk category (the people who are meant to be shielding) and have had contact from my specialist nurse last week making sure I'm not unwell and that I'm coping and not stressed out. Think she was a little surprised that I'm not at all concerned.

My take on it is, if you get it, bad luck. If you die, well that's a bit of a bugger.

Been too ill to worry about lockdown, or other people dying, or my child's education, or not being able to buy toilet rolls to be honest!

No I’m still feeling very low. No income coming in as I was a supply teacher. New job that I have in September is taking the piss by asking me to do lots of work and not being paid till september. I’m essentially work for 6 months for free cos of this bloody virus. If schools were still open new school wouldn’t have the cheek to ask me this. I’m really depressed. I have no routine, kids running riot (all under 5). Trying to home school my eldest not working out. Husband had to go into work everyday

Any advice or words of encouragement very much appreciated, I don’t see the pint of anything right now everything is a bloody struggle. Food running low too and can’t get delivery slots. Can’t imagine taking all my kids to Tesco especially after hearing stories about single mums getting shouted at for bringing kids in - can this be true?

Can’t imagine taking all my kids to Tesco especially after hearing stories about single mums getting shouted at for bringing kids in - can this be true?

Ignore the shouters they don't know your situation.

I had the most bizarre one on Sunday morning when I was finishing the front garden. I was removing weeds on the pavement side of my fence. A couple walked by and he muttered that I shouldn't be outside. Eh?? He was out walking, away from his home and I was right by mine!

We were originally all asked to look out for one another. Since this has come into place and the Police have set up a snitchers web portal and people are turning against each other.

It's a sorry state we have sunk to in one week.

I don't feel less anxious. I think I could deal with things a bit better if my brother wasn't frontline and had asthma. Petrified for him

I have two family members who are front line. I am worried sick about them. They have nowhere near the amount of PPE they need.

Anon Can I ask what it is your new school are asking you to do?
I think you should consider writing to the Head and saying very nicely that you find yourself in a very difficult situation and explaining that.

She/He really needs to stop asking you to do any work for them- they are not your employer until 1st Sept. or should be offering to pay you for doing the work on a daily supply rate. I understand that is difficult to say which is why I am suggesting a letter explaining your situation rather than a blunt statement.

I know schools often expect new staff to make a contribution to planning for September but usually that would be at the end of the summer term not before Easter, and most of those staff would already have a teaching contract taking them to 31st August unless they were going to be an NQT- in which case planning for anything other than their own classes would be inappropriate.

If you haven't, make sure you join a union.

Have you thought about offering private tuition? It can pay about £30+ an hour and is apparently in demand at the moment and can be done online.

I've never been scared of the virus, I'm not vulnerable so to me its just another strain of flu. We will most likely get it at some point before a vaccine so id just like to get it over and done with now, especially if they start testing and giving people positive results more freedoms. Im worried for the vulnerable obviously but not scared as such.

I still can't watch anything about it. It makes me so anxious i feel physically sick. I barely sleep at the moment. I constantly feel uptight and really down in the dumps

@LuluJakey1 thank you for the advice about online tuition maybe I can look into it after Easter. Hopefully my kids will be in a more routine then

I did write to the head explaining situation but response was it’s best I’m kept in the loop of what’s going on and it’s good to be part of everything going on! It’s a probationary contract fo don’t want to come across negatively. I think it’s a bit of everything contributing to my mood.

Especially when people have been fobbed off and left to die at home, one a Mother who was 36.

If it's the case I'm thinking about she wasn't fobbed off. She had medical attention, she was told to reach out if things got worse but sadly she deteriorated very rapidly out of the blue as does happen with some cases. It's extremely sad and ideally she would have had more help but she wasn't just fobbed off.

I have no medical expertise and don't understand why, but it seems optimistic to me to assume that we will in 18 months have a vaccine for this coronavirus and/or be able to shoulder the repeated blows to the healthcare system of people becoming infected and reinfected. The only really hopeful possibility seems to be that the virus itself will change and become milder.

Does it help though to know that the virus getting milder is the most likely outcome? Viruses do generally mutate to milder strains and stop killing people in pandemics. That actually happened really suddenly with Spanish flu. I am not sitting here full of optimism in that we have tough times ahead but I think before the vaccine is available this will have massively died down. Also it is most likely that most people will develop immunity having had it - it would be a worse case scenario that people kept getting re-infected and I haven't seen anyone predict that. The experts are fully anticipating if you've had it the majority are then ok.

I saw this article on here and it helped me to read it. He's very respected and knowledgeable.

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