Does anyone feel like precious time is being wasted?

[Thewheelsonthebus23]

I know people are dying of coronavirus and more people sadly will.
But I keep feeling as though we’re wasting so much precious time with our loved ones, particularly parents and grandparents.
I know this isn’t forever (although it feels like it at the moment).
I guess this has come from my DH losing both his cousin and uncle in one month (not coronavirus related, his cousin was suspected suicide and then his father had a huge cardiac arrest, possibly caused by the stress) we then discovered yesterday that my FIL had been taken to hospital with chest pains and a suspected heart attack. He’s fine and is back home now, but its really hit home how anyone can die of anything at any time. I know the reasons we are staying in and not seeing family, but I’m so sad about time passing and my DS growing up and then missing so much.
They live 4 hours drive away, so no chance of popping over for a walk or a wave.

I feel the opposite. I've gained a huge amount of precious time with my ds that normal life doesn't allow for. Yes I'm losing time with parents who could die anytime now or live another 20 years but I've already had 46 years with them. Don't mean that to sound as harsh as it does, I love my parents dearly and normally see them twice a week but I'm choosing to focus on the positives and for me that is definitely a whole load of extra time with my young son that would under normal circumstances never happen.
Sorry for your losses OP

I hate this. I struggled two long years with ill health, finally doing better and my reward was that we were moving to a county where I do much better due to the weather. That's in the bin now, stuck here and our entire income has vanished. And yet another year of my life wasted.
Family abroad. Illness stopped me travelling to see them (and they'd never be granted a visa to visit here), and that's again another year. It's been over three years since I laid eyes on them.

Yes, this was supposed to be the best year. My wedding, my honeymoon, looking to sell and by a new house, a sabbatical to travel. Now I have lost all of that. Maybe we will be able to get married one day but I doubt it will be anything of what we wanted. Dont expect my business will allow a sabbatical now. I'm getting older, if we want kids we should start soon. I've lost my last few child free, care free years to be stuck inside afraid of something that might not even be that bad

Yes I feel the same, too many reasons to list, and it would probably make me cry.
I know logically that this can’t last forever, but it feels like it sometimes.

I suffer terribly from SAD in the winter months.. The thought of plunging into winter, having done none of the usual things over spring and summer that sustain me is awful.

I suffer terribly from SAD in the winter months.. The thought of plunging into winter, having done none of the usual things over spring and summer that sustain me is awful.

That's kind of how I feel too. I don't have SAD, but my life revolves around a very busy 5 months from May - Sep and then a lot of downtime over the rest of the year, with little work or socialising. I don't mind that as I have the busy summer period to look forward to... or at least I used to.