I want to go sit under a tree in the middle of nowhere and not think about the virus and the future.

[ssd]

I'm sick of the virus, the desperate economy, my job worries, my kids futures being shot to hell.

I want to go live in a field and never see any news.

AIBU?

Yabu in that it’s very chilly this evening we have just abandoned our BBQ can’t believe friends are camping tonight brrrr

@SaltyAndFresh

I just feel so pissed off that the extent of this could have been avoided if it wasn't for the denial back in January and February.

I can't think like that, I'll explode.

Sorry, not helpful

God I feel exactly the same.
I've been putting a brave face during lockdown, and over the summer, but it really hit me today for some reason.

Our vibrant, exciting city centre is an absolute hovel now. Full of empty shops, beggers and junkies. Individual shops have disappeared. Its really depressing.

I feel like I've completely checked out of society since March - I don't check the news, social media, I no longer strike up conversations with people in shops (you know like with sales assistants when you're being served or people in a queue and sometimes even people I know - they just get a quick hello now and I keep walking), I didn't really have many people in my life before all this but I find myself talking to people even less now because covid inevitably comes up in conversation, I'm not interested in anything to do with the government whatsoever because quite frankly the way they've dealt with this (along with umpteen other governments in the world) has made me lose all trust in them, if any adverts come on the tv or youtube that have any mention whatsoever of covid they get muted, I shake my head and try to swallow down the urge to scream whenever I hear anything about "the new normal", I detest all those signs in shops or emails from companies about wanting people to "feel safe" with all their new measures. I've just had enough of it all - saying I've had enough of it doesn't really feel strong enough of a sentiment to describe how much I have had enough of it all. I'm not scared of the virus but I am scared about the future and actually just feel really angry.

That's the first time i've actually put it down into words how I've been feeling since this all started.

So it's not just you, OP. I don't just want to be in the middle of nowhere - I want to be on a completely different planet, or universe, right now.

My solstice hugging tree has had an amazing social life this year. Before the pubs re-opened, most evenings I walked past, there was a group of people meeting up under it

The sea is an amazing balm for the soul. We did a daytrip to Wales, 3+ hours each way (worth the little bit more than heading east) and the first thing I did was sit on a rock and breathe and smell and listen and the children ran around with glee like ferral dogs. Bliss

YANBU. I miss doing anything carefree, I’d be all for sitting under a tree quietly until all this is over.

I’d love to sit in a sunny flower filled field with donkeys and horses running around .
Covid is a temporary glitch - it will all settle down eventually .

Joining you!! I am heading for a hike on my own this week to the top of a hill!!

I must be the only one not worrying. Things seem relatively normal again to me. I'm back at the gym, been to the pub/meals out a few times, shops all seem open again, traffic back to normal, etc.

I’d like to join you too.

We had more people than we intended over yesterday evening, not planned at all, and it has made me so anxious because we “broke the rules on socialising” that I am now awake and worrying about it.

It was 10 of us and we were outside the whole time but I didn’t enjoy it as worried but didn’t want to ask people to leave ☹️. I used to enjoy having people over but not any more....

Bob Dylan got it right 50 years ago in Mr Tambourine Man
''Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,; Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,; With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,; Let me forget about today until tomorrow.' is as relevant today as it was then.

@tsmainsqueeze

I am going to the sea very soon for a long weekend , i am looking forward to being on the beach , don't care if it rains . I will pick up a few shells and put them in my pocket like i always do and i plan on eating fish and chips in my car whilst watching the sea and i will not think of the virus once !

I did exactly this last weekend. Read a whole book whilst sitting in a blanket on the beach. Had fish & chips and a massive ice cream with two flakes in too. It was heavenly.

I'm worried for my child's future. The whole situation with schools and potentially years of twatting around with staggered starts and blended learning makes me feel negative. At first I assumed it would all be over within a year and now I'm not so sure.