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How worried are you, right now?

159 replies

Bluewavescrashing · 13/03/2020 15:27

Until yesterday I was mildly concerned about the virus, but I couldn't sleep last night and have been preoccupied all day. I feel like if I talk to actual people about my concerns for my family and society as a whole, it will make it real. Feels a bit like a dream.

How are you feeling today?

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SpokeTooSoon · 14/03/2020 08:45

I am not worried about contracting it. I’m not even too worried about my nearest and dearest contracting it.

I’m worried about school closures (bad idea) and general chaos, economic impact, social unrest.

Cornettoninja · 14/03/2020 08:46

@MigginsMrs, oh that’s such a shame about your sons trip Sad I hope he doesn’t take it too hard.

I don’t think I appreciated how lucky we actually are/were. It’s all a bit overwhelming.

Matildathehun77 · 14/03/2020 11:24

*Ffs get a grip everyone we are going to hurt from this for a long time.

@Balkinfly*

By get a grip you actually mean panic with you though??

I don't think the people who aren't panicking have any less of a "grip" than the people who are. We all respond differently.

For me I think I'm about 5/10 I'm anxious but trying to stay positive and keep things as normal as possible. This will pass, eventually we might just have to prepare ourselves for a tough few months.

alexasaymyname · 14/03/2020 11:34

I think this is the 'phoney war' stage of the disease (been reading WW2 history). The real Blitz is going to come eventually. I'm not looking forward to it. It's very scary and I just wish it was over.

I am actually thinking of stocking up the freezer, buying dried milk and dried foods, and buying lots of toilet rolls!

I actually have 100 paper face masks I bought for swine flu but never used. Maybe wear those?

FoxEars · 14/03/2020 11:37

I am worried

Rhubarbpeony · 14/03/2020 11:40

I’m not worried for myself. I’m young and healthy, can work from home, have a financial cushion. I’m very worried for other people, particularly those who may have to self-isolate without pay. I’ve made massive donations to food banks but it doesn’t feel like enough. I’m also worried about the long term economic effects of this, and whether it will be used to justify further government austerity, and what is going to happen to small business owners and the economically vulnerable.

Wauden · 14/03/2020 11:44

What I am worried about is the total ineptitude of my employer towards this issue. I get out and about to places where people are infected (in the news) but my employer has no plan.

Thr CEO says that there us a Continuity Plan which he does not link in his emails. I asked the union and they said it should exist in my department. So I ask managers who say it's being written!

I raise questions about practical issues including visits to infection areas and the CEO and management has not even thought about the real issues. Sorry that I can't go into details here. Aargh.

CrowleysBentley · 14/03/2020 11:45

I'm quite scared. I'm high risk, but I think I'm as prepared as I possibly can be, and I'm self isolating. Young adult DD and DS are being very careful with hygiene. We will just have to ride it out and hope for the best now.

lynsey91 · 14/03/2020 11:58

I am not worried for myself at all. If I get it I get it and if I die I die. I am worried for my elderly parents though and my DH. He has diabetes and also had a stroke a few years ago. I would rather I died and him and leave me alone.

I do think this could have awful consequences on the future of this country but worrying about it is not going to chance anything.

I did think the future was going to be pretty bleak anyway because of climate change and the likely shortages of food and water. It looks though as though problems will happen much quicker than we thought

Balkinfly · 14/03/2020 12:08

By get a grip you actually mean panic with you though??

No I mean accept that this will impact evert one of us in one way or another and yes I do think this could have a impact for years to come.

mymymymycorona · 14/03/2020 12:16

I'm worried now because my dh is in another country and I want him to get home ASAP.
Otherwise I'm not worried as I am not going ANYWHERE, I am stocked up, I am home with my dcs, I have made a huge order from smyths and an art and craft store. I reckon once DH gets home we will stay home and keep to outselves until AT LEAST the end of March!!

eggstrordinaire · 14/03/2020 12:18

Truthfully if you are healthy and under 40, do not worry. It really is only a worry for those over 70 or with pre existing conditions.

For mostly everyone else (80% who get it) it will be no or mild symptoms or at worst a nasty bout of flu which you will recover from.

Of course I am worried about my parents and myself as I have mild lung disease.

But wash hands. The hard bit is trying to avoid close contact with friends and family and possibly colleagues. That is who you are more likely to get it from.

DioneTheDiabolist · 14/03/2020 12:19

I think I'm Suitably Worried. I am being careful, making provision for possible isolation, doing my best to reduce infection through hand washing and social distancing where appropriate.

I am not stopping living though. Am on a WA group with family, friends and DS's friend's parents where we are sharing, making arrangements, helping eachother out and generally keeping cheerful.Smile

IMO RL is handling this better than SM where people seem to be getting weirdly aggressive and angry.Confused

TooManySocks · 14/03/2020 12:21

Personally, I'm not worried, but I absolutely understand the anxiety around why someone might be worried.

I have a 'what will be, will be' outlook, while being mindful of all the government advice and practicing good hand washing/hygiene.

It is likely to get more widespread, and I agree with a PP that we will likely all be affected in some way or other (from contracting it to having an event cancelled and everything in-between) - but for now it's best to keep positive, be kind and considerate of each other, and keep calm.

Cornettoninja · 14/03/2020 12:25

IMO RL is handling this better than SM where people seem to be getting weirdly aggressive and angry

I wonder if we’re seeing a new phenomenon where instead of public riots etc it’ll play out online? There are a lot of positives to that scenario tbh.

Flamingolady · 14/03/2020 12:26

I wasn’t worried up until this week when we got told if we had to shut down we might not have jobs to come back to.
So worried more about the financial implications than catching the virus. Plus haven’t stocked up on groceries and now wondering if I’m the only one who hasn’t

janeskettle · 14/03/2020 12:30

Very.

I have a chronic lung condition, so am at risk.
Partner just isolated due to end stage renal failure.

I have to work. Guess where I work? A school.
Guess how I get there? A bus.

We're kind of fucked, to the point that I'm going to have to talk to my oldest children about taking on the care of my minor child if we both die, or one of us dies, and the other survives with disability.

janeskettle · 14/03/2020 12:31

I wish I just had to worry about losing my job.

Ohffs66 · 14/03/2020 12:34

I'm not actively worrying about it but yesterday for the first time I did feel scared and upset, not so much of the virus itself but for what it will end up meaning long term for so many people; loved ones dying, people losing their jobs / self employed people going under, retirement savings decimated (at least in the short term), potential for house prices to fall, increase in homelessness....just so many things that depend on each other it feels like a row of dominoes that could topple very easily. I'm quite a pragmatic person and I really hope I'm wrong but it just all feels very huge and ominous to me at the minute.

janeskettle · 14/03/2020 12:35

What I am worried about is the total ineptitude of my employer towards this issue

Same. Massive failure to secure wellbeing of staff in education, that's for sure. There have been suggestions for week, short of closing, that could mitigate our risk somewhat, but management doesn't give a shit. Or at least, that's how I read their total failure to apply any of these suggestions.

Flamingolady · 14/03/2020 12:37

I wish I just had to worry about losing my job
It’s not a race to the bottom
If it was my dc dad already dead so if I don’t have a job then we won’t have a roof over our head, if I die my dc are orphans.

Leflic · 14/03/2020 12:42

Not worried about the virus for myself or my family. Although my dad wouldn’t recover if he got it.
Really worried about the shops and economy. The system is falling apart already. Goodness knows when it all gets closed down what will happen.

Cornettoninja · 14/03/2020 12:43

@flamingolady - one of my concerns is dd (4) because we don’t have any family locally and if everyone is ill at the same time what would happen to her. I feel for you - stay safe.

But also like you - I need my job! The wider economy is a perfectly valid concern right now. Supply chain logistics are going to impacted at the very, very least.

janeskettle · 14/03/2020 12:49

if I don’t have a job then we won’t have a roof over our head,

You must have missed the part of my post where I said that I had to work, despite being high risk, to keep a roof over my kids' heads, because their dad is dying.

No, it's not a race to the bottom, but fuck me, if I have to listen to people whinge about their very much not so difficult situations any more, I'll scream. This is fucking hard, at the moment, and empathy for situations like mine seem in very short supply.

LoveBeingAMum555 · 14/03/2020 13:14

I am worried. My 21 year old son has just finished chemotherapy and is very weak. It's too early to say if he is clear of the cancer but I have no faith in the ability of the NHS to be able to care for him if he becomes seriously ill. He has spent most of the last 5 months in hospital and I have seen too much of what goes on in our hospitals in normal circumstances to not be concerned.