We are fucked

[WindChimeTinkle]

The country is falling apart, mass unemployment looming, unrest, mental health crisis, education of a generation screwed, people in care homes isolated and alone......what the fucking hell is going on. I can't take anymore

We're not the only ones.

Yep it's bleak.

Can you focus on something trivial to distract you. Like get all het up that you cant get hold of exactly the right shade or orange pumpkin.

We’ll bounce back, worse things have happened!

Yanbu

I agree, I am worried sick now

I think the unrest is going to be our major downfall. People are only going to abide by all these rules and trust the Government for so long, and when that falls apart then God help us.

I agree with you - we are all truly fucked.

Keep calm and carry on eh?!

Suddenly the lowly paid workers are the ones with secure jobs

Carers,driving and retail are good jobs to be in right now, though traditionally these jobs were looked down on

How times are changing!

I agree with pp. we will bounce back.

Yanbu to feel worried, and I feel worried at times, but don't feel as negative about it all, I still have hope.

Take care of yourself

The darkest moment is before the dawn.

I am scared and angry and miserable too, but op, together we have hope. We do.

I'm watching the Handmaids Tale. Watching another dystopian mess helps put this one in perspective.

I think we will collectively find a way through this. We will find a vaccine, change the way we do things a bit, get quicker better tests and we might make changes that will stand us in good stead for the future.

More money, time and effort on health and education would be a good thing.

More outdoor activities would be good.

I think the prevalence and risks of infection will fall, and when that happens, houses, cinemas, theatres and concert halls will still be standing. There will be an appetite for getting together and for going out and I think (and fervently hope) we will have good times and parties again.

But for now I am being really careful.

It is all quite shit but the only way to get through it is to try and stay positive and take each day at a time.

Me neither op. At this point I just want to know does this Manchester lockdown mean gyms and sport centres are going to close but I'm scared to check because if it does I will seriously have nothing to live for

@DownToTheSeaAgain

I'm watching the Handmaids Tale. Watching another dystopian mess helps put this one in perspective.

Don't worry that one is coming soon too

@GirlCrush

Suddenly the lowly paid workers are the ones with secure jobs

Carers,driving and retail are good jobs to be in right now, though traditionally these jobs were looked down on

How times are changing!

I agree with pp. we will bounce back.

Retail jobs are not secure There will be less demand for carers as there will be less elderly people

It is very shit at the moment but it won’t be forever. Hang on in there everyone

Some of us have become extremely sensitive
It seems our rich countries have become so spoilt that any inconvenience and we crumble completely. God forbid we ever run into REAL problems!

I don't wish for them, but I was marginally more concerned when we were faced with terrorists attacks not that long ago than the few restrictions we have now. I guess unless people are disturbed in their own little bubble they don't really care?

I think the thing that concerns me is this is GLOBAL. it's terrifying

It is grim . Very unsettling all round.

Yanbu

Yes it is terrifying and frightening but really we need to pull ourselves together and find ways to cope. Wallowing doesn't help!

YANBU

It's really, really shit.

What I always quote here is the Foot and Mouth crisis back in 2000.

Here in the countryside it was devastating. Farmers lost their whole flocks and herds. There was a mass mental health crisis and financial crisis in the whole industry. People couldn't travel, couldn't go on holiday (in this country). Farms were locked down, no travel in or out. It was horrible, awful. Huge impace.

And now? Almost no one remembers it. Farmers have new flocks and herds, new bloodlines. The countryside isn't overgrown acres of unowned land (as was predicted by all the farmers going out of business). Everything bounced back, apart from a few souls who were so shocked and devastated that they went out of farming altogether.

We will bounce back. Humans want the status quo restored as soon as possible. Give us a vaccine and we'll all be back out there pubbing and clubbing as fast as anything. New businesses will take the place of ones that went out of business. In twenty years, this will just be a memory.

@PumpkinetChocolat

Some of us have become extremely sensitive It seems our rich countries have become so spoilt that any inconvenience and we crumble completely. God forbid we ever run into REAL problems!

I don't wish for them, but I was marginally more concerned when we were faced with terrorists attacks not that long ago than the few restrictions we have now. I guess unless people are disturbed in their own little bubble they don't really care?

The irony of your last line is fucking delicious.