What are you finding toughest about lockdown?

[yearinyearout]

For me, it's not seeing my DS. He's a student but he's on work placement this year, and they are still working. Normally he would be home at weekends but he's obviously not able to travel now. Doesn't help knowing that he's lonely either, he has housemates but is only on polite terms with them. Can't wait for him to be able to come home for the weekend!

Not seeing my Dad
The theatres being closed (I act as a hobby and I feel lost without my passion)
Not being able to get my hair cut

I hate this so much.

Knowing that me and my OH still have to go out to work daily putting our own lives at risk whilst people who are safe at home are moaning that they're bored. Seriously it's not going to be forever and being bored at home for a while longer is far far more better than being dead because you got Coronavirus!! I can't even see my OH on our miscarried Baby's due date because we don't live together. Yes we're sad about it but know it's far better than putting each other at risk.

@Frazzlerock

Missing my married DD and the grandkids- I usually stay over on Sundays and look after them on a Monday. We FaceTime but it’s not the same.
That said, there are so many people out there having a far harder time and I’m trying to count my blessings.
To those here needing a little comfort

Eating out
Seeing family and friends

Swimming. I have a back problem that is hard to manage without it so it's pretty tough at the moment, particularly as I'm also in the early stages of pregnancy. Having looked at guidance I'm reasonably sure I am allowed to drive to the local small lake for a swim, but I'm stressed about other peoples' reactions as they won't know that I'm doing it for health reasons!

Also church. We are doing online church, but it's not the same!

I miss swimming too, Patte. Total first world problem for me as I've no health reason for doing it. It just makes me happy and I usually go four times a week. Keep finding myself doing silly breaststroke movements from one room to another. Ridiculous.

Anyway, could be a lot worse, but that's my thing. to all of you really struggling.

Not being able to Meet my DSis for coffee and a catch on a sat morning
Work sprawling all over the dining room table - work and home seem to have merged into one.

Watching my severely autistic son's distress as he doesn't understand why his world has completely changed and is struggling to cope with it.

The thing I'm finding hardest is being at home with very little support. I'm on extended leave of 3 weeks from the psychiatric hospital where I'm usually an inpatient during the week. I'm now unwell with Covid symptoms which will add another week to my leave and I don't even know if I can go back then as it depends how well the hospital is coping with the Covid cases. Usually on home leave I have support from a volunteer, a charity helping me with my money and my DC's social worker. Also I have my BF and my DC's father. And that's when I'm only home for a few days at a time! They are all still providing support from afar tbf (volunteer texts me, charity dropped off Easter eggs for DC, my BF and DC dad bringing groceries) but it's not the same. My anxiety has been through the roof but I'm too ill to worry much at the moment.