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Lissy23 · 04/08/2020 16:56

I feel the absolute worst I’ve ever felt.
All my support networks and coping strategies are gone because of this stupid virus.
I’ve also realised how few friends I have too. My family don’t give a shit about me either.
I told my mum I felt suicidal and I got a message back saying how I would be selfish leaving my son without a mother.
They only ever want to see him, they’re not bothered about me.
One of the things I really wanted to do was to join a choir, but due to it apparently being a high risk activity, there aren’t any around anymore.
I also had/have PND.
I do feel suicidal, I feel like I have no one and nobody to turn to. I do have my partner and son, but I feel detached from them. I hate my house, I hate where I live, I regret so many things.
I had a mental health peer support group that I went to regularly, because it’s face to face it can no longer run.
This isn’t living to me, I feel like I’m simply existing. This is no life. I hate it and I hate myself.

HebeMumsnet · 05/08/2020 21:36

Hi OP,

We're so sorry to hear you're feeling this way. It's truly crappy and we're crossing everything that it's all over soon.

You're far from alone in struggling with this situation. We hear stories like this every day, which doesn't make it acceptable at all. No one should feel like this. But we hope it makes you feel less alone at least.

There are some really brilliant suggestions on this thread about online things you can do and ways you can see friends and family safely and within guidelines, so we hope that has helped. Mumsnet itself is a great source of socially distanced support so we hope you find lots more of that here, too.

In the meantime, if you're feeling really overwhelmed, we wanted to just share our Mental Health Webguide again, which has loads of useful numbers you can call when life is really swamping you. The Samaritans particularly is great and we know they are doing everything they can to be there for us all when things feel desperate at the moment. It's just another option if you feel you'd benefit from a human voice on the end of the phone.

Do keep posting, and we really will keep everything crossed that things start to lift where you are soon and you get a bit of a break. Hang on in there. You're doing brilliantly.

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