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

@PermanentlyDizzy thanks for posting that letter. What she says about smiling at someone with your eyes could make the difference to them for that day - a while back when I was going through a horrendous time i thought would never end - it was things like a stranger smiling at me that sometimes got me through a bad few hours.

We were in Stratford earlier, not been for a few months. Quite shocking to see how many shops are empty on the high st, some really well known ones too, Clinton's, Debenhams

@RainingBatsAndFrogs...well said..totally agree👏

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

Sorry that made me snort. I bloody hope not.

@MaxNormal

I'm so sick of this Pollyannaish bullshit. How does reminding yourself that reams of peasants died of the plague or that people had the bejesus bombed out of them decades ago help anyone when they've lost their job, the economy is screwed, and they can't get another one?

People need to get their heads out of their arses, actually pay attention, look around, and see what is happening to other people who actually exist and are having a shit time in the actual present.

THIS

Hold in there you are stronger than this Plandemic.

For people losing their jobs and their family incomes it’s pretty bleak. The fallout from this has only just begun I’m afraid to say. It’ll get a lot harder yet. No point in says no otherwise. That is the reality lots of people must square up to.

Having grown up and entered adulthood in a country that seems to be perpetually in recession (and I mean genuine recession, where it takes a year to get a shop job, the government just keep taking and taking, and most 35 year olds live with their parents) things always work out. You just muddle through. The trick is to refuse to worry about anyone else and just focus on your family. You ignore the news, and just focus on your bubble. Humans always find a way through.

We need a bit more of a 'war time spirit' here, I'm afraid.

I guess we could try looking on the bright side, even if all we have is thank feck this global pandemic isn't a zombie based one?!

It's all I have, sorry!

@MaxNormal

I'm so sick of this Pollyannaish bullshit. How does reminding yourself that reams of peasants died of the plague or that people had the bejesus bombed out of them decades ago help anyone when they've lost their job, the economy is screwed, and they can't get another one?

People need to get their heads out of their arses, actually pay attention, look around, and see what is happening to other people who actually exist and are having a shit time in the actual present.

Extremely well said

I really don’t think a generation of education is screwed. They had a few months off plus a few weeks here and there is isolation of catch covid or track and traced. They also have had recourses. My daughters attendance is 30 percent before covid due to health and she is catching up. I think a few months off their entire educational lives won’t be completely screwed.

Yes it's awful at the moment, some people are affected more than others . I'm on the vulnerable list, I accept my restrictions and know it's my responsibility to be careful and protect myself. I'd rather this than have lived during the wars.

Our grandparents went to bed at night ,not knowing if a bomb would drop and they would be blown apart in their sleep.
They managed without a load of mental health problems

TheLobster
chill out, insulting me is not going to help you.

You can pretend it's the end of the world, but get a grip!

@Pringlemonster

Our grandparents went to bed at night ,not knowing if a bomb would drop and they would be blown apart in their sleep. They managed without a load of mental health problems

Really? One of my relatives shot himself as a result of (obvs undiagnosed) PTSD post WW2. I suspect he was not the only one.

It's obviously not great but this is life. These things happen and current generations in the western world at least have had it easy since the last big war. We have to make the best of it and soldier on. Unfortunately we live in interesting times.

@PumpkinetChocolat

TheLobster chill out, insulting me is not going to help you.

You can pretend it's the end of the world, but get a grip!

Go look at someone in the eyes whose cancer is terminal because his cancer check kept getting delayed and tell them to get a grip, you heartless moron.

@Pringlemonster

Our grandparents went to bed at night ,not knowing if a bomb would drop and they would be blown apart in their sleep. They managed without a load of mental health problems

My parents went to school and found empty chairs in the classroom because their friends had been killed in the bombing the night before. They lived in a 2 up 2 down inner city terrace with 12 people because their grandparents had been bombed out so both sets came to live with them. My 5 year old father drew pictures to send to his father who saw active service in WW2 and came back severely disabled and with PTSD. My grandfather was in a reserved occupation and not allowed to go to fight, he was abused in the street - punched, kicked, his children ostracised because of it. Their house windows were broken repeatedly with bricks.

This? It's a walk in the park.

Russia and China is working to destabilise the west

It’s that that worries me the most, that we could end up at war.

People managed the war without mental health problems? What absolute shite.

Best ways to get out of depression are:

Talk to anyone about anything

Walk outside in the fresh air

Eat a healthy balanced diet

Exercise for at least 15 mins a day

Smile, even if it's fake.

Find one activity that isn't self pitying and lifts your mood.

Laugh at least once a day

unmarkedbythat

The irony of your last line is fucking delicious.

unless you miss that out, restrictions and pandemic are touching us all, so I have the same experience as anyone else.

Still the need to dramatise everything is ridiculous, and a few posters suddenly experiencing some inconvenience is laughable.

I AM aware that some urgent medical treatments have been postpone for some, but it's not true that no one has any medical assistance or treatment any more either. Cancer patients are still being treated, tested and have a follow-up. You can complain if it's not true in your area, no need to pretend it's a national catastrophe.

@herecomesthsun

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.

I agree...and the last six months have been fucking horrific for me personally.

But we've created successful vaccines before which much less technology than we have now, and we survived world wars of 4 and 6 years respectively, came out the other side and rebuilt our lives and communities.

It's terrifying and depressing now but the human spirit is an amazing thing and this won't last forever.

Welcome to what it’s been like for many who have been pushed to the fringes of society by cuts to support, services etc etc.

Nobody gave a shit then....