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Is anyone else finding this week tough?

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Seaair2 · 27/01/2021 07:20

Since the beginning of lockdown 3 I’ve tried to remain positive etc but this week I just feel I’ve hit a bit of a brick wall with it all! For the first time since this all began I’ve sort of stopped and thought what on Earth is going on, it’s awful and scary that no one knows what problems more new variations will bring etc in the future. Is anyone else the same, doing quite well keeping positive then the next week feeling a bit rubbish about it all?

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FallenSky · 27/01/2021 07:23

Yes and from talking to friends it seems a lot of people are feeling the same this week. Just feels so relentless.

Beaniecats · 27/01/2021 07:27

Yes
And knowing they will never lift restrictions is destroying
It's clear they wont as say vaccinations wont justify lifting them and new variants mean they have to stay

pumpkinpie01 · 27/01/2021 07:28

Me too this week , I know I'm one of the lucky ones throughout all of this but do feel quite down this week. My Ds 23 is really quiet and fed up ( he should be living in a city doing his masters and meeting new people instead he spends his days at the dining room table ) and I think his low mood has rubbed off on me.

Lemons1571 · 27/01/2021 07:29

I had this last week.

It will end though, if only because the country will run out of money.

Flatcokeisnojoke · 27/01/2021 07:30

I don’t feel it will end soon

Newbreadsmell · 27/01/2021 07:30

Yep same here. All we can do is keep going and be grateful for what we do have.

ChaToilLeam · 27/01/2021 07:31

Yes, there seems to be no end in sight. Am thoroughly fed up.

Onedropbeat · 27/01/2021 07:31

I’m having a hard time this week too

A big reminder that I started maternity leave in lockdown and will end it in lockdown

I just want a few weeks of being able to do something nice with my family or friends before I start work again

It’s made me quite a misery hits this week

AuntieStella · 27/01/2021 07:31

This week's fine.

And I'm posting that because I hit my wall a week or so ago, and I want to reassure you that it's normal and it passes.

MermaidDreams83 · 27/01/2021 07:33

Yes, this has been the worst week so far. Struggling to maintain positive vibes around the repeating cycle of school work, and working from home.
Also most parents I know are at breaking point.
I'm wishing my life away, on Monday I wish it was Friday and every day I wish it was bedtime 😭

AllMyPrettyOnes · 27/01/2021 07:39

And knowing they will never lift restrictions is destroying

They will.

DrWankincense · 27/01/2021 07:39

I'm hoping I'll be like @AuntieStella shortly.
I have been on quite a downer since just before Christmas, due in part to bereavements on top of everything else.
Throughout last year, I kept mostly positive, supporting friends and colleagues and I just got to the point where I had nothing left.
So I retreated for a bit, have taken things very easy over the last month. Just doing essentials, making sure the kids are OK and we are all eating well and getting out (even though I don't feel like it, but we've been inside much more than usual).
And then at the end of last week I had a wee moment and thought, I feel a little better.
So I'm hopeful things will improve, even though I know we are probably still in for more rollercoaster fun Confused.
As with all things, it will pass.

Kroptopbelly · 27/01/2021 07:42

It was the last wave that I hit a wall, I’ve got a second wind this time around due to many reasons.
I’m glad that I’ve come out the other end because I am able to be helpful and productive which is where I like to be.

SpiderinaWingMirror · 27/01/2021 07:42

Restrictions will be lifted. You only have to look at previous pandemics.
It's always shit this time of year. Vaccinations are going up every day.
Schools will reopen after Easter.
I'm not sure what will happen about travel this year but it will get better.

AuntieStella · 27/01/2021 07:47

Another thought I had, is that it's the time of year.

It's never been tough enough to think I've got SAD, but this is definitely the time of year that hardest. And I think it's quite common, in each and every year. And coming through rather more strongly this year

It can and does ebb and flow.

ServeTheServants · 27/01/2021 07:47

Yes, massively hit a wall this week. Struggling to get up in the mornings to face yet another day of being a teacher / cleaner / cook / laundry maid with absolutely nothing to look forward to. I don’t even want to do anything fancy...I’d give anything to know I could watch my children playing with their friends, or for us to have friends round for dinner.

lollipoprainbow · 27/01/2021 08:04

Yes this week is tough January seems to be going on forever and the weather is so cold and depressing also no end in sight is making me feel hopeless.

HollyBollyBooBoo · 27/01/2021 08:08

Yep, there were tears last night. Just feel pulled in half, trying to work but DD (10) also needs attention every now and then in the day and it's almost impossible when I'm in back to back meetings.

Spend time with her in the evening but I'm 43 and don't want to play with lego for long so feel like a cowbag stopping after 30 mins.

Fembot123 · 27/01/2021 08:14

@Beaniecats

Yes And knowing they will never lift restrictions is destroying It's clear they wont as say vaccinations wont justify lifting them and new variants mean they have to stay
That’s just ridiculous, of course they will. So kids are never going back to school, restaurants etc will never open again, and you think people would simply accept that 🙄
Fembot123 · 27/01/2021 08:15

@HollyBollyBooBoo

Yep, there were tears last night. Just feel pulled in half, trying to work but DD (10) also needs attention every now and then in the day and it's almost impossible when I'm in back to back meetings.

Spend time with her in the evening but I'm 43 and don't want to play with lego for long so feel like a cowbag stopping after 30 mins.

30 minutes is awesome, don’t beat yourself up.
Mindymomo · 27/01/2021 08:19

I’m sitting here in tears after watching Good Morning Britain remembering some of the 100,000 lives that were tragically lost.

My condolences go to all those who have lost someone.

Fembot123 · 27/01/2021 08:22

Those figures aren’t large enough as they don’t encompass the suicides, lockdown murders, people who died waiting for treatment for other illnesses, my friends little girl misdiagnosed over zoom who subsequently died and people who were too scared to go to hospital and died at home of sepsis and heart attacks.

sassbott · 27/01/2021 08:23

Yup. Last week I was up bright eyed and bushy tailed at 6.30am every day.
This week. It feels like the middle of the night. I feel exhausted.

To the posters saying it will never end. It will. Let me repeat. It will. Spring is coming. Vaccinations are on the increase. We are past the peak; infections are plummeting. Sadly deaths will remain high for a few weeks yet. Winter flu season will come to an end.

This lockdown was always going to be brutal, but it too shall pass.

Fembot123 · 27/01/2021 08:23

All caused by the virus albeit indirectly

OliveTree75 · 27/01/2021 08:23

Yes I have hit a wall this week. So utterly fed up now!