Young girl committed suicide

[SpongeCake23]

Because she couldn’t handle the thought of isolation.
I am seriously concerned for the mental health of the population, especially if this social distancing and lockdown goes on longer than 12 weeks.

I thought the was an ITU nurse at Kings?

That’s very sad. It’s a stark reminder that not everyone feels safe and happy in their home.

@Elouera there are loads of suicide stories coming out.

Oh no. I'm dreadfully sad for teens atm, it's a horrible time.

Have you got any source regarding this?

Yes, there's a young lad here who's been missing since he was told he wouldn't get the opportunity to sit his A levels

I don't really know that it could have been done differently but I do think there will be terrible tragedies as a result

Link?

New it would happen.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-teen-who-feared-isolation-21749766

This is the one I read about:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8150349/Female-nurse-20s-kills-Kings-College-Hospital-London-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html

Yes, there are 2 today

Sad but not unexpected. Maybe the jeering ,sneering posters that go all high and mighty and "I'm staying at home better than you" will take a moment or two to think before telling someone who says they are struggling to "pull yourself together " and "put your big girl pants on" and "get over it".

I doubt it princess

And so worrying makeitgoaway

So very, very sad. I am so worried about this aspect of the situation.

I completely understand her. My job is in ruins, I'm dreading months on my own with no social contact (no DC, few friends, live alone, can't see my partner as we can't cohabit) and I'm afraid to even go out because of the judgment and comments like I've seen on here. But there must be thousands of people worse off than me, particularly the elderly who are already lonely. There will be more like her, poor girl.

Unfortunately it is human nature to moan about things that inconvenience us, without remembering to consider those who are so much worse off.
Young people losing their life chances, people losing their jobs, their homes, some losing their loved ones.
The fall out from this will go on for years.
Like any crisis it brings out the best and the worst in people.
So tragic for people who are in such despair and distress they can't see any other way out.

I wondered if something like this would happen.

I think it’s actually really important that we are all able to vent about how hard aspects of this are. Even if they seem tiny to others. Enough of the Stop complaining, others have it worse, it’s life or death etc.

It might sound hippy but validating each other’s struggles, even when we don’t share or understand them, goes a fucking long way, now more than ever.

I agree completely laneboy

People are being slammed for having any issues at the moment

Its really fucking unhelpful

I don't think most people understand the effects of isolation, unless they have been through a period of isolation themselves. Human contact is a basic human need. Isolation alone can be devastating and drive people to suicide, not to mention being extremely bad for physical health, yet people are being isolated at an extremely worrying time just as we all most want to be near those we love.

And at the end of this, no-one's going to say "well done" for going through the torture of isolation (solitary confinement is used as punishment fgs!) for the greater good. I'm scared I'm going to come out of this traumatised (I am already for different reasons that this really triggers) and be terrified to be alone, yet there will not be the support because most people just don't understand how isolation breaks you.

I am hanging on for a hug from my bestie, but I don't know how I'll pick up the pieces after that.