I have had ‘the text of doom’ saying I should start social shielding. Trouble is I live with my husband who is an essential worker (police), our house is too small to stay apart from him and I genuinely don’t think I could manage without him, we have two young children and a dog who I will be responsible for whilst he’s at work. The advice is that I should basically stay away from everyone and if I do have to be in the same room as them to keep three steps away from them. It’s just not possible and I feel really stressed out by it all. I’m assuming I’m not the only person in this situation. The advice is just so impractical for a family like ours where I am basically the lynchpin of everything (I’m not unwell as my medical condition is well controlled). My husband has offered to find somewhere else to live but I genuinely don’t think I could cope with that.