How bloody weird is the world right now???

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I'm watching something on telly pre feckin virus.

I just reminds me of normality, of normal times.

This all feels like a bad dream that goes on and on and on....

Feckin hate it.

@damnthatanxiety

So freaking crazy. Global pandemic with nations going in and out of lockdown, a madman running one of the worlds ex-greatest nations, climate crisis, crazy weather and chaos, protests (some justifiable) and riots everywhere. It is mad.

This. It's not just Covid and lockdown . It's the other stuff too

I dunno. Pre Covid Australia was on fire and the north was under water for months. There’s always something going on - -brexit- - it’s just our focus has been intently in one issue for months. The other shit is still happening.

Hearing Trump’s rallies is another factor atm

Absolutely. And I'm in Wales where masks aren't mandatory in shops yet.

If I see people on TV/films doing normal social contact like kissing on cheek to greet or hugging, I catch myself thinking "they're not SD". Even in my dreams.

I'm also not Too badly affected by it as we can WFH and have two very young DC. At the start of lockdown I thought we were in a tricky situation with two under 5s to entertain full time as well as WFH, but to be honest I've learned we're the lucky ones who don't do much in the way of indoor socialising anyway because of said small kids and lack of babysitters, so we're not missing out on a lot of our normal lives. It might feel differently come winter when we can't have play dates inside, but for now we're lucky.

I would take my chances too though. I'm being careful but only because of my DParents who will be providing childcare for my youngest DC one day a week, so can't risk passing it on to them. If it weren't for them I would be going to a lot more indoor places as I'm not in contact with anyone vulnerable otherwise.

The people I really feel for are the teenagers/young people.

I know, isn't it?

This winter will be tough. But I think we will be on an upward trend, at least from the immediate effects of the virus, from next spring - even without a vaccine (which, let's face it, is doubtful). I think by next winter there will be enough mitigation and degree of immunity at least for life to be returning towards normal. That's the thought that's going to keep me going for the next 6 months anyway. But it is hard having no idea how this winter will turn out - it'll be at best a tedious slog, at worst a terrifying mess. My thoughts are it'll be more the former than the latter.

I just want to go to a gig. It’s Saturday night and .i just want a live band and a cider.

Several people I know just aren't themselves at the moment. Anxious, flat, depressed. Me included.

Early lockdown was OK for me, nice weather, no financial worries luckily. But there was a turning point, around late May when I realised how much of a long term issue this will be. Urgh. Hiding under my weighted blanket is my coping strategy at the moment.

I don't have time to read the whole thread but you can class me as a conspiracy theorist, I don't care. I try to listen to all points of view and I trust my own experiences. I believe it is wise to question everything.

I listened to this earlier and I think this guy, a scientist, talks a lot of sense.

I'm also concerned that lots of doctors and nurses are speaking out on the infections being caused by wearing masks. Now I somehow got a sinus infection which lasted for about six months, this was well before COVID 19 btw. It was extremely painful. My doctor referred me to an ENT doctor when I didn't get better. I asked him why he couldn't just take a swab from my nostril an identify the germ that was causing the infection. His reply was that there is so much bacteria there it would not be possible to identify one cause.

My ENT doctor treated me for 3 months, he only managed to alleviate the pain. I eventually got over it myself. My point is, it is very bad to breathe out into a mask and breathe back in that bacteria. You are, imo, seriously risking your health. The health of your skin and your lungs. You don't have to believe me, I'd rather you go and check it out yourselves. Just saying.

Basically we are all stuck in a bad situation because this Government (and most other European governments) don’t have any ‘balls’ and are shit scared of cocking things up again (like they did in March).
In truth Covid is not the threat it was. We know better how to deal with it medically. Few people are dying. Few people are in hospital. But Governments are panicking because they are made up of useless people who are scared. Maybe people need to start thinking about the clowns they elected ( or didn’t elect because they couldn’t be bothered to vote )!!!

It’s so strange, you accept the lack of tables outside and talking to your friend in a mask grabbing a coffee.

My nan also died @Veryverycalmnow all very strange for funerals.

Can’t ever imagine being in someone’s armpit on the tube again

I keep thinking to myself whilst watching tv “oh she better sanitize her hands after touching that”

Just been saying the exact same thing to DH. We're utterly fed up of this year and everything that's happened and is continuing. I just want a vaccine now 😭

I have to admit I’m now living in a world where I fit in
As horrible as Covid is, and I do hope it goes away, for the first time in my life I feel more relaxed.
I have asd and ocd over germs.
I now don’t have to be near people or have any unnecessary contact. I can wipe a shopping trolley with dettol wipes and not be looked at like I’m mad it’s been liberating
Like I said though I do hope Covid goes away As for the majority this is horrible and I feel bad for everyone thrown into a situation this uncomfortable for them

It’s still so surreal. Walking around the supermarket in a mask, looking at everyone else in masks

I had SUCH a feeling of impending doom on NYE 2019. I thought it was simply because the new decade had nothing to offer me but a) turning 40, b) the kids growing up and not needing me, and c) menopause.

How wrong I was.

It's rubbish. It seems like ages since life pre Covid. No masks, no having to pre book to go somewhere, being able to enjoy going for a drink or meal out.
It does feel like a bad film plot.

I tested positive today so I’m in more of a lockdown than I was in in April!

elenacampana sorry to hear that. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Though things are more relaxed life is still dictates by this virus

And the constant changes and threat of change leaves this anxiety that just hangs in the air

It’s draining

I wonder if everyone wanting the government to lock down back in feb and March actually knew then what they were asking for.

I refuse to accept the new abnormal

I’m on record from day one saying that lockdown will be worse than the virus in the long term - herd immunity is the only way we are getting out of this and we either get there slowly over a long period of time or it’s a quick short sharp shock

At the. End of it, the same number will have died

I’d rather the short sharp shock but then I’m accused of wanting to kill grannies even though 85% will survive

When the pubs/restaurants opened (shallow) I really felt like things were getting back to normal. We've had loads of meals out thanks to the 'Eat out scheme'. I also shop online a lot and rarely use the high street.

But we have recently been away to a 'busy' seaside resort. In the day time it was busy and all the queuing and waiting to get tables in cafes was weird but did feel cleaner and quite nice. However from 8pm onwards it slowly became more like a ghost town. Once everybody had eaten they disappeared. It was unnervingly quiet.

I work in education and still feel like I'm processing what happened in March. When the PM cancelled the summer exams I burst into tears. I felt bereft? everything that had ever been important carer wise was cancelled. Still struggling to get my head round some of it tbh.

It is surreal how many emails I get from the school about covid measures with 2 dcs going back in September. Flip-flopping around masks for senior school children.

Secretly I think all this fuss is OTT. But what do I know.

As a Londoner, terrorist attacks was the last big risk. Now it is a virus. When I go out into central London for work (City), there is the occasional face covering and fewer people about (WFH no doubt) but I don't get the feeling people are too bothered by a pandemic. Life goes on for Londoners.

I’d rather the short sharp shock but then I’m accused of wanting to kill grannies even though 85% will survive

I also want this over with quickly. I think the 'grannies' who would have died are already dead . Hence despite rising infections, death rates have not gone up. So why are we still locking down?

I agree op. It's just surreal.

After hardly doing anything and avoiding anything indoors, we've sort of 'gone a bit mad' this week doing things. We went to a theme park, had a lunch out, went to the big shopping centre to get the dcs school shoes. It felt like a nice bit of normal for a while, apart from the masks. Then you remember things are still far from normal.

So many places still shut in town and some will never reopen.

I've always been a bit sceptical about lockdown. Take Spain, France, they had much stricter lockdowns than we did, yet now they're getting out of control again.

I still remember the days on here when people were screaming for jogging to be banned.

I think we may look back at full lockdown as a huge mistake.

We were watching the final of The Voice Kids tonight, and it was so strange that the winner - or the kids who didn’t win - couldn’t hug people. I said as much to DP, and he said he was glad I still saw it as weird, not “the norm”.

I even wonder about New Zealand, who have managed to hold it at bay. How will they ever keep it at bay?

Let's face it, unless it fizzles out, Covid isn't going away. At best we will get a vaccine and it will be under some control by annual vaccinations.

But what about New Zealand who have no natural immunity? But the rest of the world Covid is still around.