To wonder whether it will be difficult to convince people to go back to normal once the restrictions end

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Supposedly more people are complying with the restrictions than anticipated. This, coupled with the massive STAY AT HOME campaign makes me wonder what people will do when the restrictions start to be lifted. On another thread, quite a few people said that, even if schools go back at some point in the summer term, they will refuse to send their children until September.

Do you think it possible that a chunk of the population will carry on acting as though they are in lock down, even once the restrictions start to be lifted?

I'm loving lockdown and can't see me returning to preCV life any time soon

I cant wait to get back to work as i miss my school and having been there 12 years I miss my school friends and community and normality.
I struggle with depression and routine really helps with that.
I dont know when I will start to feel comfortable in shops again though. I feel panicky if someone s too close now and the supermarkets are just creepy right now.
Adult dc live with me and dd is a keyworker so I m still driving her to work and back. We obviously take a lot of care with masks, gloves and handwashing.
Ds working from home and will probably be happy to keep on with it. He s more introverted than me.
At the moment I cant imagine hugging my friends on meeting up again though.
Our cat wont like it. She loves me being at home all the time.

I wonder if we will see more multi generational living as people actively want family close by as I'm sure this won't be the last pandemic we face.

Second i can, i'll be out there.

Some of my friends are rethinking their lives. I was happy with my before life and want to get back to it.

I already had option to wfh which I usually did at least once a week, but despite preferring to go in to the office I will probably wfh for the rest of the year as I have asthma, they are saying the next bug wave would be November and without tests and vaccines I feel quite nervous.

Ds is in a small school so if he went back in September I would be OK with that and just pull him out if it started up again

I feel nervous about getting back to normal and am already reconsidering my gym membership.
Work hasn't changed for me so that's not an issue.
I am looking forward to seeing family again including my adult children.

I can’t wait to go back to normal. I’ll be sending my kids off to school as soon as it opens and visiting my friends as soon as we are allowed. 🤷‍♀️

I hadn't thought about the gym. I think I'll keep my membership going as it's a not-for-profit chain and I'm still on full pay, but I can't imagine going back for a long time, even after lockdown ends.

From what I’ve seen, many people are credulous morons who will do whatever they’re told, or wait for further instructions (thinking about people continuing as normal at the start of this because they ‘hadn’t yet been told otherwise’ by the government, despite it being a matter of public record what was happening).

I work in a school and regularly lie awake at night wondering about ways we can reduce the potential spread of the virus when we return.

My bus to work is like being in a sardine tin, so I imagine it will be difficult to adjust mentally to that, I suppose I'll wear a mask and gloves but still feel anxious.

I will definitely go to the supermarket less often, and plan to go at the times when it's least busy.

Also be more careful / aware about what I'm bringing into the house.

Not me. I'll be back to normal as soon as we are allowed.

I can't see me going anywhere in the next 6/9/12 months due to being 'high risk' after an Organ Transplant and quite frankly I would be scared to.

I suppose at least the cash strapped state will get a lot of school fines then if schools open and parents do not send children in and those children in class will get more attention as fewer children in the class.

I was thinking about this earlier. I wonder if places like family attractions and museums will all be book in advance only to limit numbers.

People who are not willing to risk their children being exposed to the virus will have no reluctance to withdraw their children from school Xenia so I can't see school fines being a plentiful revenue stream at this point, even discounting the fact that there would be no political will to punish those parents in this climate.

I’ve kept to the lockdown quite strictly because it’s been quite easy for me to do and I kind of felt that was doing my bit for people who would be in dire straits if they caught the virus.

However, I was so worried about catching flu that I forgot to have the flu jab this year So I think I could probably get used to the small possibility of catching it once I’m not fearing that the NHS (some of whom were my colleagues) won’t be able to cope with the numbers or are being completely ground down dealing with it.

My normal doesn’t tend to include huge groups of people on a regular basis and I tend to keep my distance in shops, etc. If the current arrangements in the supermarkets were retained I’d be absolutely delighted! I only have a small circle of real friends and family so again only tend to meet up in small groups.

I had quite a few theatre trips booked. The local ones have been cancelled but the London ones have been postponed.

I love going to see plays and want to support the theatres but the thought of sitting with so many people in such close proximity does make me feel very nervous.

I also wonder whether people will get quite funny with those who start going about their normal lives once they are allowed to, such as taking children to school on the bus. There’s been so much creative interpretation of the rules, I can imagine people saying STAY AT HOME to people long past the requirement to do so.

I think it will be gradual so people have more time to get used to it. I am only desperate to see my family. I would be happy to not do anything else for months, but I badly want to see my parents and will do so the minute I am allowed

Based on MN, there seem to be a certain tranche of people who are doing everything to resist the idea of some kind of phased return, and I see it amongst my staff too.

There will be people who resist returning even if it's advised, and people who are raring to go.

I actually like working from home, but I'm certainly more worried about the effects on the economy and consequently on lives than of the effects of corona.

(I'm actually currently experiencing a mild case myself, and I do appreciate the ongoing necessity of vulnerable people to shield, however the effects of longterm lockdown are vastly underestimated by some.)

I just want to see my partner again. The rest I can live with.

I'm still at work so apart from moving to shift systems than a standard working day nothing much has changed for me . I'll likely be first in the gym , Sunday in the pub and out to favourite restaurants supporting them as soon and if they reopen .

It will be a very emotional day when I get to hug my family again. But the underlying fear that we are spreading it will still be there.
I think that some people will find it difficult to invest in their work role again and perform at work because this has put into perspective what's actually important. There's bound to be a 'couldn't give a shit' about inane instructions from managers or nonsense requests from clients.
By the end of this, paramedics, hospital cleaners, care home workers and of course all health care practitioners will be afforded a new respect. I hope they get an immediate pay rise and time off for mental health breaks.

I am worried about everything going back to normal. DD1 I’ll happily send to school ASAP because while we are fine home educating (she was for years and her brother still is) she’s really missing it. I’ll be glad when their extra curricular clubs start too as they both miss them.

I’ll cautiously go swimming first I think as I really miss that (steam room is really helpful for my breathing/pain levels too) but other than that I don’t see me doing much other than returning to therapy and other appts, not for a while.

I really miss being able to just nip to the pub down the road but due to the worries about it being rammed I probably won’t rush there, although it is fairly quiet most of the time compared to those in the town centre.

I am fairly sure we’ve all had the virus already but until we have an antibody test I won’t be that relaxed about anything I think

Nothing has changed for me still going to work etc