Coronavirus depression

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Who else feels utterly depressed with this isolation ? I can’t bare it anymore.

Sorry you feel this way. We are in for months so somehow you have to find some tactics to help you cope, There is lots of advice availiabe

it's barely even started so I hope you can find some online support maybe professionally if you are seriously feeling depressed?

I felt like this on Thursday, so on Friday I made the effort to connect with friends over Zoom. It made a huge difference to my mental wellbeing! Is that something you can do?

Try and get some sort of routine. Lists of stuff to do and that. Might make you feel better with some structure. It's new for most people and will take some getting used to, so dont feel too bad xxx

I started a similar thread as I am feeling exactly the same, and the majority of people voted me as 'unreasonable', what a joke.
Just to say be prepared for some nasty replies.
Online professional help would be an excellent idea, I hope you feel better with time xx

It's really hard OP echoing the above...routine, fresh air and some kind of exercise- even just doing laps of our garden is keeping me sane right now - little treats, starting a project. Suggesting all this without obvs knowing your circumstances of course. One day at a time, try not to focus too much on the bigger outlook.

I feel you OP. I struggle with mental health issues and I’m finding it really, really hard. I don’t think people realise the effect their comments can have. When I see posters going on about how this lockdown could last over a year, I feel awful.

I think it depends on your circumstances. If it was just DH and I, I think I would be quite content. As it is, having a 3 year old to entertain whilst trying to work and having nowhere to take him is seriously getting to me already and facing this for months does make me want to scream.

If you're genuinely someone who suffers from depression in normal circumstances then maybe and try and access some support.

I’ve been distracting myself with non corona stuff on YouTube/reading/binge watching tv.

I agree, reading those 'it could go on for a year' comments do not help one little bit.
All I can say is that I highly doubt it will. Do they really think we are going to obdiently live like this for a year ?! That the economy can just stop like that ?! Get real..

Some countries have got it under control reaaonably quickly, that's not to say we can't.
Testing will hopefully be available for everyone soon enough.
There is no way they can keep people like caged animals for months and months on end, absolutely no way.

Do you live in a very small flat or house? What is it that's getting you down

There’s an entire cohort of women who have just had or are about to have babies who are at much higher risk of PND as a result of Coronavirus related restrictions. Hopefully measures will be put in place to support them and other groups who suffer disproportionately. But I’m sure in the meantime there will be plenty of MNers queuing up to tell them how feeble they are, to pull their socks up and get ready for the long haul.

I feel very depressed and anxious too. Was in my 3rd week starting a new job which was meant to have a 3 month probation period but they ended my permanent contract as the day later staff had to work from home indefinitely and I was just going through my training stage and they wouldn't support me working from home taking the company's laptop. The only benefits I can claim is the usual job seekers allowance. I feel so anxious for the future. In the middle of a divorce, no idea if I will have a roof over my head in a few months. In the meantime in limbo land with my son at home ☹️

I'm bored, lethargic and fed up. Not sure I'd call it depression.

Oh and I've been stuffing my face with comfort food and put on half a stone. No one to see me, no nice clothes I need yo wear.... hard to find the motivation to snap out of it!

Things are fucked up beyond all recognition for me.

I had a inoperable cervical cancer diagnosis 4 weeks, 3 days ago. My beautiful baby died at 20 weeks 4 weeks 1 day ago because her blood supply was feeding the cancer they said either she died or we both did. We had her with us 5 days and only said goodbye because her deterioration was breaking our hearts.
I’m a single parent of 5.
My whole support network was taken away from me 10 days ago as everyone’s had symptoms and I’m in the highly vulnerable group because of my chronic lung disease (not even including the cancer) my partner left to go home 7 days ago as 111 told him to, so it’s just me and the kids, my 15 year old is running the whole house. I wake up in pain every day and go to bed in pain every night. My cancer treatment (chemo and radio together) starts next Monday, I’m scared shitless of it. My eldest son also has very bad mental health (to the point it’s disabled him) and this whole corona scare has affected him badly and he’s being really difficult, he won’t stay in the house even though I’ve told him how dangerous it is for me to catch anything. My boiler doesn’t work and they can’t fix it because I can’t have anyone in. My eldest daughters at uni and can’t come home because my COPD makes me such high risk. I can’t go and visit my daughters grave. Radiotherapy told me I have symptoms and I can’t even get tested even though C-19 would likely be a death sentence for me.
I feel like a massive burden on my beloved children and nobody else can even come in to help. I can’t even get counselling for my losing my beautiful baby who was perfect but tiny. Fucking hell what a sob story this reads as. I wish it wasn’t true and wish I could wake up from this nightmare.
I’ve never felt so alone or crushed in my life. Everyone sends me messages and they comfort me a little but I’m hurting so much. I want this to be over. 5 weeks ago I was pregnant with my 6th baby, working full time, arguing over bugaboos, bringing up my family as a single mum...to this. Laying in a chair 12 hours a day. I can’t cook or clean or bend. It’s a fucking nightmare. I haven’t previewed so apologies for any typos.

Found today harder. Weekdays OK now, DS am so have a routine. Giving a structure helps.

It comes in waves for me. Yesterday I felt really positive that we’d got through the first week at home. Today I’m in a real funk. The kids have been on screens almost all day and I’ve got no energy or motivation to do anything.

I think all we can all do is take 1 day at a time and remind ourselves that every day is another day closer to getting through this.

But I echo what’s already been said - do seek professional help if you’re overwhelmed by this all.

Robstersgirl no words seem enough. I'm so sorry.

Roweeeeena

Robstersgirl sad flowers no words seem enough. I'm so sorry.

Thank you for trying. Nobody knows what to say. Hope you’re coping ok with all this?

@Robstersgirl
I’m really sorry

Well obviously yanbu. I can't think of anything more depressing than coronavirus.

But why post in AIBU instead of the dedicated topic? I'm sorry if that sounds pedantic ... but are you unaware of the coronavirus topic?

No one is going to say YABU!

Robstersgirl I'm under my mental health team and I'm not able to have the weekly visits that I was finding really helpful so I am struggling with that I know everyone is struggling with something at the moment. It's really hard for so many and while i fully understand this virus is killing people and its devastating, I think lots of people underestimate the cost this will have in terms of mental health. And yet posters on here still tell people to just suck it up. It's very dangerous.

@Sapphiresunrise - no country has it under control. We don't know what will happen next. A second wave, a third wave?

Robstersgirl I am so very sorry for your situation, and for the loss of your darling baby. My heart absolutely goes out to you xx

@Robstersgirl So sorry for your loss and for everything else you are going through xx