I know IABU but I am totally fed up of lockdown

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So. I know I have an awful lot to be thankful for. My family are all in good health, we have no change in our income (yet), my husband is able to work from home, we have a big garden and had plenty of nice weather to enjoy it. There's just us two and our toddler in our house. We're a lot more fortunate than many.

But... I quite honestly don't know how much longer I can stand it. I'm grieving our old life, missing my parents so much, and finding it SO HARD to keep my toddler occupied at home.

I just want to go back to normal 😭 and it doesn't look like there will be a "normal" for a while. It's all just so uncertain and indefinite. It feels like there is nothing to look forward to any more and every day is a chore.

Anyone want to offer some solidarity?

Just looking at this thread you can see how far we went from BeKind about mental health a few months ago, to people belittling, telling people to grow up ect.

People are following the rules but are getting depressed and suicidal, but seemingly there life's don't matter to these posters it's only people with Covid now who matter.

To the people struggling there will be a end to this,I'm there, I've been there I know how hard it is hopefully sooner than later and we can start to see some green shoots back to doing the things we enjoy, just hang on in there.

Me and husband working full time. My full time is whenever the children play outside. The marriage is over and essentially surviving until we can get new places after lockdown. Joy.

Parky that sounds like pneumonia except I was delirious for most of it. Recovery is long I’m afraid.

Try not to do too much when you feel you can. I kept doing one step forward and two steps back.

Heresme “People are following the rules but are getting depressed and suicidal, but seemingly there life's don't matter to these posters it's only people with Covid now who matter.”

Yup. No one gives a shit about the rest of us. I think one of the things is, you go through enough shit in life, and you think, well, what’s the point in hanging on for the next round of shit?

I think if they extend lockdown again, people will just stop listening and following the rules (some already are). It’s just not a sustainable strategy. People are going to start to get properly fucked off. They need a different plan.

I am struggling this week. I have been more tearful over things that wouldn’t usually bother me and I miss the interaction of adults. My DH is still working and I am at home with out 7 month old. I love her dearly but some days are really difficult. I don’t need a pub or a nice meal I just want to see my mom and sister.

YANBU is it really worth destroying so many peoples lives and livelihoods by continuing lockdown. I don't think so. Lockdown was supposed to be a short term emergency thing while they planned what to do next.

'33 days of C19 for me and I would love to be well. It is working its way through our household. I think you should be thankful you and yours are well.'

You've had a virus for a few weeks, there are people out there with cancer, heart problems, you name it and they aren't getting the treatment they need because everything's been thrown into covid. So don't dare lecture other posters about feeling thankful about being well.

What we need this week, and is in the next few days is an announcement of the exit plan!!!!

The reason lots of people are sinking is due to a complete information deficit. If we knew there was a master plan, and that at some point in the near future A, B and C will happen then we could at least say good to the uncertainty. How on earth can this be healthy for anyone?? Every country in Europe have outlined their decisions to date, and although I fully appreciate our PM has been extremely ill and now has a newborn in the mix, millions are desperate for hope and a clear view of the next month or so.

The plan needs to come and come now.

I’m glad someone started this thread. I’m usually a very positive person but this week (and last week, a bit) I’ve started crumbling. Like many people I feel that I’m ‘not allowed’ to complain as I’m healthy, have a lovely house with a garden and haven’t lost any family or friends to Covid. Right now that is to be very blessed indeed.

But I’m still a single parent, struggling to do vanishing freelance work around home educating a nearly 8-year-old and entertaining a busy 4-year-old. I’m supporting an elderly neighbour and my parents with shopping and prescriptions as they’re all either over 70 or have medical reasons to be shielding. And this is bad timing for me, coming after a tough period during which I was made redundant, got divorced, my mum had cancer and I became an end-of-life carer for my Nan, who died last winter. This term was meant to be when my youngest went up to four nursery days and I would be free to ramp up my study and work time and focus on ‘me’ a bit more. Instead the complete opposite has happened.

I hope your joking, as at this stage it goes against government rules! If your not the OP please don’t take this daft advice.

It’s so difficult and I think it’s fine to be fed up of this, doesn’t mean you don’t sympathise with those who have lost loved ones or are in a really difficult place. I am missing work, I did go into the office yesterday and last week to set up laptops and it was so weird who quiet and empty it was. I miss my colleagues, and my routine. My kids are 12 and 15 now so they get on with their work etc. DS was due to sit GCSE’s and worked so hard so I feel so sorry for him that he will get the grades he deserves but always know he didn’t sit the actual exams. We understand there’s no other way. We are trying to make the best of it, but like others just want to get back to normal. But alas, that won’t be happening anytime soon.

This isn’t a complaint, but just something I’ve noticed. I’ve started to wake up with a sinking feeling and dwell on negative thoughts.

Glad its not just me and imo its not helping a dam jot ...the numbers of deaths have been ten fold since the lockdown..lack of fresh air and being outdoors imo being a huge factor

I’ve been having good days and bad days. Woke up today... definitely a bad day.

I don’t think I can do this much longer.

It really really is helping! If we hadn't introduced the lockdown, it would have been so much worse and many more people would have died, in part because they would not have been able to get appropriate medical treatment. Without lock down we would probably be seeing 4 times as many deaths.

I mean this is really bad news now - redundancies at BA, Windsor Council about to go bankrupt ...

I quite enjoyed it at first, work from home, online yoga classes etc, but now its really hitting home. My entire family live in Scotland while I live in The Netherlands, daughter had to postpone her wedding, no idea when I will see my family next. Just bloody sad and tired all day, every day at the moment.

You are very fortunate! I’ve just lost my Mother and I’m totally devastated and both my husband and I have lost our jobs too. I’m very grateful I’m able to stay home and, at the moment, have a roof over our heads!
I’m praying we are going to be ok 🙏

I’m sorry to hear about your mother Sussedyouout. My father is seriously ill in hospital and I can’t visit him so I don’t feel terribly fortunate.

This is a thread for people to moan on (and to feel safe doing so). They are moaning because they are keeping to the restrictions - if they were breaking them, they wouldn’t feel the need to moan.

Please can all the people who keep posting that we should grow up / feel fortunate / are only being asked to stay at home / STAY HOME FFS please bear this in mind? I am not going to call these people Trolls but it is rather Troll-y to post these things on this particular thread. The OP mentioned (in her first post) that this thread is for solidarity.

Finding this week harder than others too. Having to really dig deep to find motivation to get on with things. DH has a big birthday coming up and I’m anxious we won’t be able to do any of the fun things we’d planned. Thinking of alternatives of course but feel a bit shit for him. I’m waiting on some surgery which can’t go ahead at the moment and no idea when it can, then fertility treatment post surgery (private, before anyone starts to bash me on nhs resources).
Just wish we had a date to work towards to come out of lockdown and then I know I’d feel better about it all as would have something to work towards.

A bit jaded as I’m due on
Just CANNOT BE BOTHERED to entertain DD. Luckily she’s five and is currently doing her My Little Ponies’ hair and I’m enjoying the peace

So I cant go where I want when I want, but and this will probably set the key board warriers off on MN, but its made me very reflective, those that are widowed/disabled/elderly/live in new area ect who to them this IS their normal. so instead of my normal rushing here and there thinking of what IVE got to do its making me think to smile say hello (might be the only time that person speaks to someone all day/week maybe.) its making me more tolerant, believe me I wasnt before. hoping I come out of this a better person. ive lost 3 holidays. my job, but others are losing worse, their loved ones their homes.

💐to all those struggling or lost loved ones.
We're all fed up but I just keep thinking that things will improve in time. To those that have lost relatives things will take far longer to feel normal.
I'm so sorry.

Whoever said we should be grateful to be well, I’d like to be but I don’t know as my investigative day surgery and biopsy has been cancelled due to all this. I had been referred urgently prior to lockdown.

Ah shit, I’m sorry to hear that Mascotte.