Rising sense of panic

[ASchuylerSister]

Does anyone else feel like this?

I was following the virus in China on Twitter from Jan 20 so I was glad to lockdown in March. I admit I was naive to the knock on effects on the economy and people’s mental health.

This third lockdown has knocked me for six. I’ve got a rising sense of panic. The affect on mental health, education, the economy. I just can’t see an end in sight anymore.

I feel so selfish and self centred as there’s plenty of people in a worse off position than me but I feel like I’m drowning.

I’m normally a half glass full kind of person and see the best in every situation but all I see is bleakness right now.

And I say this as a mum in law of a primary school teacher. My son is CEV and his wife and I are frantic all the time. She has no choice but to go in to teach vulnerable kids and kw kids. Unlike you.

How on earth are you so blind that you think its as simple as online private learning.

I need to back off from MN again. It kills me at times

Just because you can do it doesn’t mean everyone else is able to.

I get it. We're all in the same storm but not in the same boat.

you must understand that non-vulnerable children need to be back in school ASAP

I dont agree. I think keeping numbers manageable nhs wise and economy vaguely on its feet are more important.

Government certainly agrees with you in theory. I suspect what they do in practice will be different.

I could well be wrong.

You do realise even in this country we have a thriving full time online (private) schools? I suspect they're not learning via their parents PAYG phone and alternating with their sibling every hour. It also seems less likely that their parents have significantly poor levels of basic maths and reading making them unable to help children of they need it.

My son is CEV and his wife and I are frantic all the time. She has no choice but to go in to teach vulnerable kids and kw kids.
Actually I think it's really important for people that really have no choice to be in that as many children who can be home are. It would make testing and isolating (if we did that properly) easier.

Unlike you
We all live with the outcomes of our decisions, good and bad.

Its the result of mass bereavement and loss for our way of life. You will go through shock, anger, pain, fear, disbelief. But the things we have to hold onto are simple pleasures, loving those we care for dearly, daily positives - sunshine, birds, fresh air and move towards acceptance.

And to know that whatever we do - panic, cry, fret, judge others, seethe - it will make no difference to the outcome. So how can we make the best of the things we can influence.

[quote BunsyGirl]This was taken from another thread:

This preliminary data from Israel suggests a 67% drop in cases and a 75% drop in hospitalisation the first group vaccinated

twitter.com/segal_eran/status/1352696743570374656?s=21[/quote]
Yay!!!!. Thank yiou for a ray of light in this frankly dark and gloomy thread

I am not dismissing the fears and worries expressed on here, I share a lot of them and am pretty low and depressed myself but honestly ruminating on it and constantly worrying about it doesn't help..
As I've said before, I've put some control apps on my phone and laptop which limits my time on here and on news channels . This has helped a bit.

My best advice for coping is to spend less time on here and reading the news and more on more on any distracting activity you can think of. I know that is easier said than done, but definitely worth the effort.

@yearnewwhatever you need to read all my posts. My very first post was it doesn't matter whether the virus mutated or not, one way or another life will get better and right now is about the worst it's going to be.

You do realise even in this country we have a thriving full time online (private) schools?

I know a couple of homeschoolers who use online programs. It requires loads of input from the parents, not least because it isn't fair or socially normal for a child or teenager to sit alone all day at a screen. One parent is at home, works basically quite part time (because they need to be on hand to encourage and help their child, EVEN WHEN there is online schooling going on) and then has to arrange fresh air activities, exercise and socialization of some kind in the afternoon. It's a lot of work.

I know a couple of homeschoolers who use online programs. It requires loads of input from the parents, not least because it isn't fair or socially normal for a child or teenager to sit alone all day at a screen. One parent is at home, works basically quite part time (because they need to be on hand to encourage and help their child, EVEN WHEN there is online schooling going on) and then has to arrange fresh air activities, exercise and socialization of some kind in the afternoon. It's a lot of work.

Yes I agree, those that I know who do online school fit it into a morning when they can, leaving afternoons for socialising, physical activity and broader educational activities.

For years we've been asked 'but how will the children socialise?' and assumed to be really neglectful of our children's need for friends. Now it's being normalised to spend every day with only online contact as a poor substitute for the vared social life and educational opportunities most children have either by attending school or home educating.

My children are an independent school and running a full online curriculum but they are still primary aged and while the teaching provision is excellent they really miss out on the social connections and letting off steam abs being silly with children their own age. We are incredibly lucky we have this whilst millions dont and it’s a postcode / birth lottery which dictates the quality of your schooling.

Online school will be terrible for mental health longer term IMO .