Shielding as a family - anyone else has enough??!!

[Scarlet31]

We’ve been shielding as a family since the start of lockdown(we’re in Scotland) for my husband and son - although my son has been downgraded and not high risk any more.
This last few weeks have been hard as others are getting out and doing more I’m jealous - not that I’m fussed about doing loads! My teenage daughter is struggling seeing all her friends meet up(not socially distancing!) and she can’t. The kids understand but it’s hard seeing them upset and another month seems like a long time - it feel never ending!
We’ve been getting out for walks in quiet places as my husband and is very nervous about being near people - my family come to our garden but he won’t go there and isn’t keen for us to go without him, he has anxiety issues that have increased with lockdown.
We argued as I said me and the kids could go to my parents so they could have a little more freedom and he wasn’t happy - but we have decided against this and just stick it out - we’d have to share a small room and when you think of it we can’t do a huge amount more there than we can now. And they’d miss there dad loads.
Trying to keep busy but I feel really down and finding it hard to keep upbeat for the kids and keep them busy - especially now there is no school work to break up their day!

I am. It’s been bloody tough. We’re in England though so I’m making an effort to try and get outside and do ‘normal’ things. I can’t stand people being near me anymore (I’m usually the tactile one) but I’ve been to a nature reserve on a precooked limited entrance evening session and drank wine in their beer garden after seeing the animals. Next will be lunch then an overnight stay in a local hotel that has chalet style rooms, private gardens to each room and they spent ages on the phone with me planning how to keep my risks low and my comfort high. Shops, inside anywhere with people, anywhere busy will absolutely not happen, I just can’t imagine doing it.

The hotel has a lovely garden and they will set up a completely isolated table for me, I would consider a pub lunch in a similar setting but not going to restaurants or pubs or “down the town”

It’s really hard. I just did my first visit to someone’s garden too, it was so scary, and she’s more anxious for my health than me so everything was super safe. It’s going to take time to readjust again.

There is a support thread on chat, please come and join us, all in different boats but the shitty situation and very understanding.