Impending sense of doom.. anyone else?

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I've been absolutely fine till tonight. I have a really bad feeling, like sick to my stomach that this is the end of the world as we know it. Am I being unreasonably dramatic? This is not like me

I'd suggest stop following the news and SM. Put the headlines on to see if there's anything you need to be doing, then switch it off.

Seeing constant bad news really isn't good for anyone and other than doing the basics, there's nothing you can do to change matters.

I was coming home today on public transport and the sun was shining. It was warmer than it's been lately and as the bus turned the corner, the sun was glinting on the sea and the view was beautiful. I do this journey all the time, but am usually lost in my own thoughts, ignoring the lovely views of my local area. It was such a weird feeling, definitely one I won't forget any time soon.

I do.

I've been here before though in 2001 when Foot and Mouth was looming over us. I had the same feeling I do now.

It was horrible. Life did change for those of us in the farming community, for most, for a while. For some, forever.

The uncertainty and the fear of what was coming was (from what I remember) some of the worst bit.

But we mostly got through it.

Nearly 20 years later it's still hard to talk about it without getting emotional. But we did survive, and lots of positive stuff came out of it that is still going today.

We are in for a bumpy ride, I really hope that we can come together like rural communities did 20 years ago to do the best we can with what we can and try and get as many people out the other side as possible.

@malmi what a strange thing to say. A sense of impending doom is caused by anxiety and/or depression. I also have a sense of impending doom which I know is being caused by anxiety which I don’t usually suffer. For a couple of months at least our worlds will all change and that’s a scary thing.
It feels like we are in limbo waiting helplessly for the situation to deteriorate enough for the government to pull their fingers out their arses.

@PumpkinPie2016 do you really believe that there are that few cases at the moment? They aren’t testing anymore unless the person is admitted to hospital. It’s in the community spreading, there’s tens of thousands of people all over the uk who have the virus right now, some without symptoms, some who have mild or moderate symptoms and no doubt some who think they have seasonal flu.
This is why the government isn’t testing, to make people think that numbers aren’t increasing.

It is very worrying, and I felt a similar sense of doom and sadness yesterday, when I saw some news footage from Italy and Spain and it all seemed to become a lot more real for me. There are going to be tough times ahead, no doubt about it, but hopefully the heightened awareness in the UK will cause people to be more careful about preventing the spread of infection in any way they can. Until a week ago some people were still dismissing the virus as "just the flu" and were burying their heads in the sand about the issue. Now the numbers have risen and we've seen some pretty distressing scenes from other European countries, the penny seems to have dropped and people are taking notice. I think the measures taken will slow the spread down, but the effects won't be seen for 3 or 4 weeks, and until that point numbers will continue to rise. We have to take care of ourselves and each other as best we can, and make the best of our home comforts and indoor hobbies or garden activities, until the worst is over. The spring is underway, so we will have sunny days to enjoy, which might help to lift spirits a bit.

I'm feeling exactly the same. Accidentally hit a pigeon today while I was driving too, it just swooped down and then BAM. Terrible day.

Do you normally have high blood pressure? A sudden impending sense of doom can be a symptom.

Me too OP. I’ve been thinking this is the end of the world. People who are saying “we’ll be ok”, pls can you explain how? This virus can infect up to 14 days after recovery! It already mutated. One more quantum leap before the vaccine comes, its game over. Also, all other countries are going into isolation. That means, they are simply hiding, they are not developing immunity. How long will they hide? What happens when they come out??

I’m a positive thinker, but I like to see facts as they are. Every single piece of info spells doom.

1 - It could all blow over within a month or 2
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5 - It could change life as we know it (travel curtailed long term, financial crisis - but we will get through it
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9 - Human life is wiped out.

It will be somewhere along this continuum. Wherever it falls, it will be the end for some people. Mostly older but not all.

We can protect to an extent but not totally.

We have all got to go sometime. Older people, on the whole, accept this more. Few of us want to end up in a care home and most that I have talked to, or heard from, would rather die younger than end up in a care home.

I am still fit and healthy but would still rather be killed by this now if the alternative was years in a care home.

There is a reason that pneumonia used to be called 'the old man's friend'

Was feeling ok until today. I feel very anxious and a bit sick about it all. Started with ds coming home upset that those with packed lunches and school dinners were separated. Children with packed lunches had to eat in the classroom a metre apart from each other! Then the WHO news conference when I had the realisation we are doing everything wrong, and the subsequent Cobra update have finished me off. We are in London so was worrying to hear we are weeks ahead of the rest of the country.

Dh and I run a small construction company. Dh can't work from home and the work is drying up. It's so worrying as we have a large mortgage. I really don't know what we will do. Don't know what to do with dc and school. Part of me wants to keep them at home especially as I have now realised I'm in the vulnerable list as I have mild asthma. 😥😥

Feel sick, both high risk particularly dh whose employers could be helping more to let him work from home. Four kids I'm petrified how they will cope if we are both ill, no family around except elderly dad. have written lists/ left cash and bank account numbers for eldest son in the event of us both being ill/ hospitalised/ dying. I work in a hospital environment and have had clients with severe coughs in the last few days. At least one thing in our favour is we have some savings to fall back on and no mortgage , goodness knows if we will have jobs when this nightmare is over. Stay strong everyone, there will be huge challenges to our mental health but we will get through.

An impending sense of doom can be a sign of an imminent medical crisis.

I have anxiety and have felt an impending sense of doom most of my adult life

I can't sleep I've felt weird and shaky since Saturday.

@AnneJeanne excellent helpful input.

I’m more of a count your blessings type, and no I don’t want to minimise the very scary reality, particularly for those who have compromised health, but fuelling anxiety can be very dangerous in its own right. Combine these fears with imposed isolation, I think the risk to mental health should not be ignored or down played.

I’m the same - not worried about getting it at all or even my kids getting it really. I’m worried I might lose my job, not be able to afford to feed my kids etc. I’m amazed people are struggling to see that?

@malmi at this moment in time, it's a pretty normal, understandable, if unpleasant, phenomenon, not a sign of an impending medical crisis.

I'm worried for my parents, I'm worried for my boys and I can't say I'm not a little worried for dh's job. He admitted to thinking the same as me, earlier, which is thank goodness we no longer had his parents to worry for.

I feel the same. Looking at China, they seemed to get through it in around two months. So hearing that people will have to self-isolate for three months was quite shocking to me. Then hearing that I may one of those vulnerable who will also have to self-isolate for 12 weeks? Then hearing this is going to last months and months and maybe even two years. I just feel like life is over. I can't even feel comforted in knowing that elsewhere in the world there is peace because there isn't, this is affecting the entire world. I keep thinking of this Christmas, thinking of seeing my grandparents and family and reminiscing how stressful spring was and how glad we are that it is over but I don't think that mental image will ever come true.

Today I went on a walk and it was a beautiful spring day - clear blue skies, daffodils, blossom. The World keeps on turning even though mankind is in complete turmoil.

The only thing giving me any sense of peace and comfort is my faith.

Maybe the end of life as we know it could be a good thing. Mass consumerism, poor mental health, fucking the environment...

This is not going to magically fix people's poor mental health. Quite the opposite.

malmi that was my first thought too.

I’ve been feeling very sad at times OP, whatever is to come it does feel like a way of life is passing away.

I have good mental health and im extremely anxious about corona virus because corona virus is very serious.
Ihave asthma. I have to go to work. It is very stressful. I found myself wishing i had no job. I like my job, usually. I was so happy to get it. Jow the thought of going in on wednesday is making me feel i have to leave safety

The vast vast majority of people are going to be fine. Nadine Dorries and her 84 year old mother who’s had heart surgery have come through it fine (in the Times today).

The Human race has been caught unawares by this and we need lessons learned and a global preparedness response for the future. But this is not a really severe disease and most vulnerable people are surviving.

The hubris of those who just assume they will be in the 80%

I'm worried about old people and people who are already sick.

I'm worried about money. We were already living hand-to-mouth and seriously in debt. I have my own business but have had NO clients for over a week. I doubt I will have any until this crisis is over.

DH was told yesterday that his team were likely to be on unpaid leave for weeks, if not months.

We live overseas and cannot claim benefits, so I do wonder what will happen if we have NO income. The thought that we could literally starve to death has crossed my mind...