Is anyone else finding it all a bit much now?

[champagnesupernovainthesky]

Constant doom mongering on the news..... constant fear of school bubble closures.... stress of getting available test if need one...feel like nothing to actually look forward too.... the list goes on....

I suppose I just want to have a moan..... it all just seems to be going on and on with no end in sight again....

Yes and fearful of Death Squads

I've grown used to it and don't care any more, at least not for myself. I do feel for others. Life goes on, the weather has been good.

Things will improve, don't give up hope.

I'm sick of always feeling worried - or much more worried than I usually do (I'm a natural pessimist at the best of times). My early life with personal and family health problems for many years was in many ways not unlike the present time (when things were comparatively good; it was like lockdown at other times) and that has made it harder rather than easier for me to cope.The thought that there will probably eventually be a vaccine is helping me to keep going. But I'm not looking forward to the winter.

Yanbu. Am contemplating a family year out tbh, homeschooling has got to be better than this.

The chaos and total failure of government is what is really getting to me.

I am fed up of being made to feel guilty for being happy. I was chastised for saying we just need to get on with it and stop with the fear. Apparently without the fear we will all get sick and die. Its horrible awful but so are so many illnesses and right now I want to choose life

@AliMonkey I felt the opposite way - a bit doom and gloom at the start then just accepted it (was upset as glasto and my big holiday got cancelled on the same day in March 😂) But il go on the holiday again some day and glasto again whenever it’s allowed be in (have that to look forward to sometime)
I’ve booked to go glamping for a few days this weekend!
Every weekend make sure I head to a new area to explore (last weekend went to check out a llama farm)
Meeting a friend in the park tomorrow on our lunch break for a bit of a picnic - making most of the -good weather!
Getting out on my bike as much as possible!
Started an online course in something I’ve always said I never have time for.
Went to a drive in movie
Taking random days off mid Week with my husband and going to attractions while it’s quiet (tomorrow we are taking the train to a seaside town for the day) May as well use up annual leave in things like that when holidays aren’t happening! We have a boat trip arranged
I think just ensuring you don’t mope around the house all weekend is important - so a bit of research there is plenty of things to do!
All the museums and things are open - you just have to be organised and book ahead !!

I would sit in front of Whistlejacket by George Stubbs and do my mindfulness exercises.

What a wonderful painting that is.

I have a poster from the Gallery with him on, and like you, Mum used to go to museums and galleries a lot.

They are free, and there is real joy from looking at beautiful objects.

Ars longa, vita brevis.

The chaos and total failure of government
I hear you...... that's been a very stark thing for me in this crisis
I don't think their lack of competance is anything new more it didn't matter quite so acutely before🤔.....or at least not to everyone at the same time😱

'Worse viruses may appear and make Covid look easy.'

THANK YOU for being even more depressing! As if Covid and the possibility of No Deal Brexit weren't quite enough to be going on with!

YANBU

Pissed off with it and have had enough

I think we tend to evaluate viruses in terms of how deadly they are and and by that measure something like ebola seems the worst thing but with covid a big problem is asymptomatic spreaders
With something like ebola although it's it's very dangerous there's very little doubt about who does or doesn't have it, so it's much easier to control and contain.

I know have nothing much to complain about at all, so its notable that this is the first week I have felt really down and a bit angry.. Its not just the worry and fatigue around covid and the clear signs that people are fed up and not complying - with the fear that this will have terrible consequences well into next year health wise and long beyond that for the economy and normality and opportunity........, its more general despair about all the dirty politics and the media coverage. And in particular the scandalous contracts for mates stuff which is barely reaching the press and the Brexit lies. Its such cynical and arrogant behaviour on top of everyone's misery its really getting to me. I am going to step away from the internet, social media and news for the next few days and throw myself into tasks to try and get space and perspective but its really hard. So Op, YANBU. This is tough, and many people are really suffering. I hope the majority can dig deep and help each other through. Have to believe decency will prevail.

My feeling is that politics has always been dirty but we are watching it more intently now...shining a light on the dirty politics!
I also have concerns about the long-term consequences but I am hopeful there will be long-term benefits because of the changes we have to make, and because of all that this has shone light on

@CathTurnbull

Barryisland - excellent point, especially the taking pleasure in the small things, which is where my jigsaw comment comes in - but I don’t think it was well received

Jigsaws are calming for some..Needlepoint is similar..Stitch by stitch, seeing a picture emerge on a blank brown canvas.. Kind of jigsaw like. We have to make the best of things, but it isn't easy for anyone at the moment. Don't feel bad about suggesting jigsaws..DS used to find them calming when he was young.

Bless you nothing wrong with suggesting jigsaws. Not to everyone's taste but lots of people would appreciate it too

Nope. Happy to carry on. Being able to wfh means no childcare costs. Brilliant!

I am fine with COVID. Got infected in April and survived. I agree with other posters it could be a lot worse. Not a biggie for me or my family.

More concerned about the shitshow that is Brexit aka 'end of transition period' that is around the corner.

I went to Asda today. The pasta shelf was bare.
My doctor's surgery can't decide if I've had covid 19 or not.
I have bad pmt.
Half a tooth fell out tonight. Don't know if it can get fixed.
I want to go to the pub with my friends and get merrily drunk and eat chips on the way home.
I fucking hate this.
So yanbu.

I think when the pasta shelf is bare, it heralds the coming of the horseman of the depleted bog roll.

Ive reached the stage when I dont watch the news or live TV any more. I just watch Netflix and NowTV.

I go out very little as Im a disabled non driver and I cant recall when I last had 6 people in my house so thats not a problem.

I get everything delivered and look forward to the delivery guys/gals. There is a table near my kitchen door and I just tell them to leave the package/s there so we can socially distance.

Many of my neighbours have broken the rules over the past weeks/months but Im not into neighbouring anyway. Im also not into snitching unless its an issue which directly affects me.

YANBU OP. It’s miserable. Whatever you do, don’t read the coronavirus forum on mumsnet though - the people on there are positively salivating at the thought of mass lockdown and school closures. They all try to outdo each other with increasingly dreadful scenarios!

@Thunderbuddies

YANBU OP. I’m so over it all now. Where’s this bloody vaccine?!

This!

What a complete pile of shit it all is with no end in sight and an incompetent government at the helm. Shambolic.

The only way I can get through this is by keeping my head down. I'm paying attention to what's going on in the news and then switching that off in my head - just focusing on today and my family and each moment.

It's a good lesson in mindfulness ...

I have had enough of climate change, extreme weather events, resource wars and mass extinctions. Staying home for a bit and wearing masks In shops notsomuch as that is temporary.

Yanbu op!

Today I saw my sister for the first time in 6 months (been shielding) for a distanced chat. I didn't even strike me as odd that I couldn't hug her til after she went. I've been conditioned.

To cap everything else off, my 85 year old dad had a heart attack yesterday. He can't hear very well, no one can visit him to advocate for him. He got taken to a hospital 20 miles away, not his usual one, and my mum, sister and I have been trying to work out how to take him home safely.