To feel like my life is on hold? Anyone else?

[DreamInLavender]

I suspect it is to do with COVID 19. I don't know. I just have this awful bubble feeling, like I'm just on hold for a while.

Similar to the feeling of waiting to test when TTC my son, or waiting to hear back from a job I really want. I just feel trapped!

Anyone else?

[PollyPelargonium52]

Surely beauty services will resume in a few months and this will pass Mimishimi? It won't be forever? I am sure it is horrific at the moment for you with no income but this is temporary. Is Australia doing government rescue schemes for business owners like the UK is? Over here although not everybody is eligible business options are being implemented to rebuild the economy. Hope you get sorted.

[Mimishimi]

I've lost all my work for the next couple of months as a hair and makeup artist. The Australian government has banned beauty services.

I feel like I'm living in Nazi Germany. I have a sneaking suspicion we will all soon be.

[PollyPelargonium52]

I think people who are wandering around at home relatively oblivious must be those who don't tend to watch the news much as a rule and/or are rather naive as a person. Not very informed types.

[Casino218]

Yes doesn't everyone? Hall I can't decorate, students I can't teach, people I can't meet, family I can't see - and on and on!

[PollyPelargonium52]

My son's gcses are next year but yes I am quite worried about distant learning and whether it will be sufficient or not. He is already quite a demotivated student. He is in year 10.

My income running a small business as a self-employed single parent has also nosedived so going to request an overdraft today from the bank to tide me over until the end of the year along with some regular work that is currently coming in as well as the self-employment funds that are due me from the government in or around June.

I do feel my life is on hold yes. Especially income which is rather agonising however I am a skilful budgeter and can rearrange things somewhat.

[Scruffyoak]

Worried about sons gcses
My exams have all changed
Was planning to leave work and start new job...again feels all on hold
Holiday
Prom
Our health!

[StealthPolarBear]

@Vix20678 I'm so sorry for your loss.

[T0tallyFuckedUpFamily]

Have you been told you have the virus, whomovedmychocolate or are you assuming so because you have symptoms?

[whomovedmychocolate]

Well I felt the need to run around like an idiot last week doing everything and seeing my folks and now I'm home sick and my kids are isolated with me. So yes life is on hold and will be for a while. I'm glad I got sick now though. I can get over it and help others in a few weeks.

[skybluee]

Similar to @NiceLegsShameAboutTheFace, it hasn't made any difference to my life - yet. But maybe - or maybe not - for different reasons.

I live a very isolated life as it is, I see my mum twice a month on average but apart from that no one. I go to one shop (Tesco Express) for my food but I often go at 6am or very early when no one else is in there so I use the self scan (with gloves) and don't really have contact with anyone.

My immune system is compromised plus I have asthma, this winter I was already in a semi restricted state. The reason I do this is I did it last winter and I did not get ill. Having gone through bilateral pneumonia etc and some fairly serious health issues including long hospital stays, I don't want to risk it. However, I do like to get outside so I go to parks but I am not really around other people.

In some ways, reading all this makes me sad because it's made me realise how much my life has changed since I got ill and there is nothing to cancel - no holiday, no meeting with people, no big groups, no concerts, no events...

That is something I hope changes in the future.

Where I live, it appears nothing in the shops has changed - nothing is sold out, it's all the same. I don't know why it's like that here and not what I've been reading on mumsnet.

My big fear is of any of my family getting it.

I also usually only keep 1-2 days worth of food in so I don't know if I should change that. I only really drink water and I have a water filter so I will carry on with that, but maybe I should buy a little bit more food so I have one weeks worth or something, I don't know.

I think for now I will have to stop reading about it because my life had carried on exactly as normal and I am very careful with wearing magic touch screen gloves and taking them off when I come inside, washing hands - these are all things I do as standard anyway. I am concerned that reading any more will simply cause great worry but not actually change anything, if that makes sense. I want to be careful and take precautions but I very much want to carry on exactly as normal as long as it would not risk me or anyone else. For example going to parks, I am out in fresh air and not near anyone so I hope that is OK.

[Imohsotired]

I feel like it's so hard to escape constantly thinking about it, it's all I see if I go online.

I'm so worried for my vulnerable family members. I miss my mum like I'm missing a limb. I usually see my parents every day but I have young kids and I'm trying to protect them.

I keep feeling like I've stumbled into a movie set or a parallel universe. It's so surreal that we've gone from normal, carefree life to this in a few short months.

I keep reminding myself of the quote that this too will pass.

[lottie360]

Due to give birth in 3 weeks.

I have been so excited about baby coming, now I am full of dread.

Just feel really crap and scared.

[katewhinesalot]

I seem to think of nothing else whilst I am home, looking at the threads on here, Reading the news, yet when I go out, the rest of my town, family, friends etc all seem totally oblivious to what is going on!

Definitely feel as if I'm in a parallel universe, as a pp said. I just don't think most people realise the full magnitude. Even dh who I think has got it, will then say something that makes me realise he still hasn't really computed it properly. A lot of people are still in the denial phase.

[Smilebehappy123]

@DesdemonaDryEyes. Nobody gives a fuck about your stocks and shares you melt. People are worried about their loved ones not money

[tenlittlecygnets]

Sure, @theladyanneneville. But I don’t think the poster suggested that was the case?

And if you were retiring, you could only take a portion of your funds now, not all of them!

[TheLadyAnneNeville]

@tenlittlecygnets, I agree. But if it were you who were just about to retire and your pension paid into from 21 to 64yrs old was just about to have the guts ripped out of it, you might just feel ever so slightly different.

[TopBitchoftheWitches]

I'm scared of dying if I get it. I have asthma. I've bought an extra inhaler online more for my children (all teens) incase they get it. I've cleared my bedroom so they or I can self isolate if needed (girls share a room as do my boys) and I can sleep on the sofa. Feels very odd tbh.

[DreamInLavender]

Ginger I'm in a similar position to you. I have a job interviw on the 24th that would be fantastic for me job wise. Hours great etc. Great career prospect. It is just that I don't think they'll go ahead now

[peeledplumtomatoes]

@QuestionableMouse agree. I think bird flu started there too.

[GingerAndTheBiscuits]

Well I’m waiting to hear if I’ve got a job interview and I’ve developed a temperature of 39+ so am now in the self-isolating category. Double whammy of nervous energy.

[Orange89]

@QuestionableMouse

Angry too. It’s gross and unbelievable that they could even still be doing this. Even more so that the same thing has happened before with SARS not so long ago

[QuestionableMouse]

I also feel quite angry because this didn't have to happen. The wet/warm meat markets in China should have been shut down years ago. People have been repeatedly told the risks about eating "exotic" animals yet kept on. People's love of traditions shouldn't trump safely and security.

[tenlittlecygnets]

@DesdemonaDryEyes - Or do you not think the collapse of the stock markets is a problem?

They'll come back up. They always do. Stocks and shares are a long-term investment.

[TheLadyAnneNeville]

We’re about to take a lump sum from our pension savings. Needless to say, we’ve put that on hold. Our “pot” which has been added to since age 20 (now 60-odd) will be worth fuck all at this rate.

[LouMumsnet]

Morning everyone - we're just bobbing on here to say that we've moved this thread to the Corona virus topic as we think it's probably best placed there.