Where has everyone gone? WhatsApp etc

[Longjo]

I belong to quite a few whatsapp groups, some I have been in for a while and others that were created at the start of the outbreak. I found these a great way to distract from the bad news and people would often post links, videos, jokes, ideas, community support... everything really. Today I realised it has almost all come to a standstill. Is it just the groups I'm in or are people fed up with posting now? I posted a link in a group today with over 40 people. No one responded! Some people, who used to post daily, have left the groups. I'm a single parent so these groups have been a real means of distraction and uplifting support for me. Everything feels very quiet at that moment...

TBH...I actually cannot be bothered with chatting at the moment!! I have a few good friends I haven’t called but I don’t actually have anything to say !!

I think we have all run out of things to say.

Id actually like a 1000 piece jigsaw but literally nowhere to set it up.

I’ve deleted FB and Insta because, in honesty, I just cba with all the bs that comes with it rn. I’m really struggling with social distancing and no adult company. I had no idea just how dependable I was on human/adult contact and how much I have taken it for granted. Texting/WhatsApping just isn’t doing it for me rn. I feel like I just want to step back and quietly wait this out. Of course we are all in this together. I really do look forward to the restrictions being eased when the timing is right.

Minion, I think there might be people deleting social media in this time because it's probably become too much.

I don't really do SM but joined whatsapp for the children, and it was once a chattering fountain of shared experience is now silence. No one wants to drag down others, so they keep quiet when they are feeling down. There aren't many of us left still springing around with a paintbrush and having Abba parties now. Cold hard reality has hit most of the country. Those still posting superficial fun photos just look fake and out of touch (even if they are enjoying it, it is important to consider those that have lost someone close to them/suffering in another way) so there really is nothing more to talk about than corona, and everyone has had enough of that subject.

Op do you have a friend or a family member you can phone and talk to instead? Its important to have support, esp if you are managing on your own.

I agree with @Biscuit0110..people don’t want to drag others down so they’re keeping quiet when feeling down, which is often.
For me, I’m staying off WhatsApp groups as I’m really struggling with the situation and seeing the amazing things other people are managing to do with their kids day after day has left me feeling even more inadequate so I suppose it’s a form of self preservation.