Does anyone feel like they are starting to go a bit insane?

[Destinysdaughter]

I am. It's very hard, living with such a high level of uncertainty. Like, how long will this last, what sort of world will we be living in when this is all over, and what's the point of doing anything when every day is exactly the same? And if you go to the shop to buy food you could die. The only point of consistency right now is knowing which day the bins are collected. I live alone and although I'm glad I'm not living with pp I don't like, if I did get very ill, there would be no one to look after me, and you'd have to be on death's door to go to hospital. I know it's hard for everyone right now but some days it feels overwhelming.

How is everyone coping with this? Hope you are all ok and safe...x

Dear hubby came down with a high temp and nasty cough so he had to self isolate at work which obviously meant I had to work from home for 2 weeks.

It was fine for the 1st week but then I started getting antsy and needing to be around people which I'm never usually like

However I was able to return to work yesterday and most of the people are WFH with a select few that need to be in the office. Have already decided that I'm gonna work from home next week, work is also making us take 10 days leave before end of May which has caused a bit of unhappiness

I'm struggling too. It tends to be mornings at the minute.. I feel there's no point getting up, I've got no routine you know?
Luckily, or maybe unluckily, I will be back to working 2/3 days a week from next week (admin in NHS) so that will give me some routine.

I'm so sorry for all of you feeling blue. It's tough, I know. I do agree that finding the positives are the way forward. For example; I've got a lovely cold Diet Coke in the fridge to drink with gogglebox!

Yep. Feeling like a caged animal today. Needing my daily rhythm back. Not eating great, not drinking enough water, exercising more which is good but its not the same. Worrying my daughter is not getting out enough, no exercise for her, DH working from home so sitting all day when he'd normally be walking to meetings etc.
I desperately want to go and browse a supermarket as normal, to go to work, to choose to go out where I please, when I please.
I really do understand why we can't, and i wont, but the frustration and trapped feeling is actually making me restless. I can see why people crack and just go out. Cant get stuck into projects at home - no materials, can't go to the tip or the garden centre, my cars are just sitting going flat AARRGGHH!!!!!
You're not the only one OP.

Well I'm coming at it from a slightly different perspective in that dh and I have had the virus (alongside mil and fil, fil tested positive in hospital) so I'm just grateful for the recovery. Also my kids seem to be unaffected by it which is a huge blessing .

It's day 15 for me and I took my dc out for a walk in the park today.

I'm not still fully recovered and get tired out easily but I'm getting there !

The world might be a better place after all this is over .. people might appreciate what they've got more, appreciate family more, have more empathy for war torn countries, have closer bonds with their dc, have learnt more skills, be more at peace with their own company.

Today was the first time I've felt happy and not angry, sad and/or frightened.

Yes. I work all week in a hospital where all I'm hearing about and dealing with is COVID19 obviously, then I get home and all DP wants to talk about is COVID19. He needs to talk as he's stuck at home with DC all day which is fair enough but I need quiet time to regenerate and to try and forget.

4 of us in a small flat is hard at the best if times but now I'm going mad. Toddler is going mad wanting to get out and do things. DP going mad. Only one coping admirably is the teenager, despite admitting he feels lost as his GCSEs and prom are cancelled.

Just hoping we all come out the other side

Today was the first day I thought, this is really shit. I swung between tearful and irritated all day.

I think it's probably because I've been working long hours at home and it's given my days structure and purpose. I now have 5 days off as work have given us an extended Easter break, which is a nice gesture but actually part of me thinks I'll be back at my desk on Monday because I need the focus.

I'm worried about ds (16), that he's looking pale, he's hard to motivate, he is barely leaving his room, eating badly etc. He says he's fine but I am worried about the longer-term impact on him and his peers if this goes on for weeks and weeks.

Worried too about my friends in the NHS. And feel guilty for not being there with them, even though I know the job I'm doing is important too.

And I'm using alcohol to manage it all, which isn't good. I need to knock it on the head.

Yeh I’m the same, I’m a lone parent so the thought of being ill and no one to help look after the kids or me is a scary thought! I haven’t spoken to another adult for a week, my sister fell out with me a week ago and stopped speaking to me, I’m not even sure why, so although I would like to think this would change people and make them appreciate things more I doubt it.

Yep. I have OCD, health anxiety and I'm pregnant after a previous termination for medical reasons.

I'd got myself to the best point I could and things were under control, had a plan with our consultant. Now things are falling apart all over the shop and it's scary.

Sorry you feel that way OP it really is tough for a lot of people.
For me personally, I’ve hit the acceptance stage and I’m thinking much less about the virus than I was a week ago. I’ve settled into lockdown more now