Anyone else used to lockdown now?

[Helenj1977]

I quite like our little bubble. I like not having to see people. I like not doing the school run.

I’m quite worried about it ending.

@BaconandWaffles

It’s ruined my career, my industry and my life. You can live under lockdown type circumstances most of the time if you choose. Take a job where you can work from home and don’t see anyone if that’s what you want. But don’t talk about how lovely it is to destroy millions of lives, decimate huge sectors of the economy and send people plunging into poverty just so you don’t have to do the school run.

Absolutely this. I couldn't agree more.

Actually, Baconandwaffles has nailed it.

Feel free to stay in lockdown for the rest of your life. Enjoy it. But at least spare a thought for those of us who've had our lives upside down and are wondering what's going to happen when our savings run out.

... if you are lucky enough to have savings.

No. This is not living. It is just existing.

Working from home full time while trying to homeschool 2 young primary aged children who cry most days because they miss their friends, look after a toddler who is delayed in her communication, half our household income gone, lost 2 close relatives (one to Covid, one to cancer that wasn’t diagnosed in time as no one would see her face to face back in March 2020). Most of my family live abroad so haven’t seen them since December 2019. Forgive me it in not happy in my cosy little bubble.

*if I’m

Thank you everyone who has supported my point of view, I really wasn’t expecting that. For what it’s worth I have been following all restrictions but I very much hope society can return to something close to normal soon - it isn’t just about selfishly wanting to go to Primark, as is often insinuated on these threads, but about wanting to work, contribute to society, and keep our families housed and fed.

@BaconandWaffles

It’s ruined my career, my industry and my life. You can live under lockdown type circumstances most of the time if you choose. Take a job where you can work from home and don’t see anyone if that’s what you want. But don’t talk about how lovely it is to destroy millions of lives, decimate huge sectors of the economy and send people plunging into poverty just so you don’t have to do the school run.

Absolutely this ^. Thank you @baconandwaffles. Very well put.

I swing from feeling relief to not have to go out/ entertain people to feeling claustrophobic at home and desparate to get out and see people. There is a definite feeling of flatness and not being bothered anymore which to me signifies a worry my mental health is declining. My kids are suffering from the lack of social interaction.

The future and economic repercussions is a whole other ball game

Yes, I’m really used to work from home and not having to interact with anyone outside of my home. I’m dreading things going back to normal and having to see and speak to others.

No, its sucking the life out of me.

@DinosaurDigestive I’m glad you were happy pottering about at home with your loved ones (your words) and that you felt safer at home.
Have you considered people who don’t live with their loved ones? An elderly person living alone, a woman whose partner lives apart for the children, a young single woman who lives in a flat share with people she barely knows and can’t meet her friends, never mind find a partner...

The single person bubble allowance is an absolute godsend but it didn’t come into effect until 10 weeks into lockdown 1. That’s 10 full weeks of solitary confinement for a lot of people, especially those who were following the otherwise reasonable advice of not moving in with a partner too soon!

Who's in your bubble, OP?

I have seen my parents once since Dec 2019, for five days in August. They live too far for outdoor meets.

It's also been nigh impossible for us to meet others as a family since Sep due to the rule of 6 (we have 4 DC).

No idea when I will next see my sister, who lives 120 miles away, or my brother and his family who live overseas.

I guess if the rules worked for me, I might think it was ok. But they don't. My children are missing out on their school friends and all family other than their parents. It's not right.

I hate it. I’m home with my DP, no bubble as no one in my family/friendship group are within the categories that are allowed to create bubbles. Not prepared to break the rules. I’m a people person, as much as I love my partner I CRAVE social interaction with.... well anyone at this point!

@CathyTurnbull

Yes, I’m really used to work from home and not having to interact with anyone outside of my home. I’m dreading things going back to normal and having to see and speak to others.

I don't feel that I will go back to normal, but will continue to work from home. It has made me value simple face to face conversations, though as an introvert I'm perfectly happy in my own space.

Lockdown has shown people's true colours and I've lost some friends, but who needs fake friends anyway. It has brought out the best in some and the worst in others.
Mostly I feel very sad for victims of abuse and everyone in dire situations.

@DDIJ I think a lot of people make their own rules when it comes to bubbles.

@DDIJ

Are a lot of people in bubbles then? How did you find someone to bubble with? I only read about it on here.

I'm bubbled with my mum. Most people I know are bubbled with family members.

I loathe it. Feel like I die inside a bit more everyday.
DH hasn't worked for a year, I've lost my job and had to find other work, I haven't seen my friends or family since last summer, I've never met my colleagues, I have zero things to do other than work-look after toddler-sleep. It's utterly utterly soul destroying and I cant understand why anyone would ever choose this

I love it. DH has adapted his job as his sector aren't allowed to work and we're doing much better than we were before and considering keeping this new venture up. We spend more time together but he gets more work done, he's more efficient working at home. We feel like we're living in a dream. Only thing I miss is museums and tea shops. We've not had a takeaway/eaten out since Feb 2020 and don't miss it one bit.

I'm good, thanks. I caught Covid in the office just before lockdown - it was shit and took ages to get well, but it's ensured that we take it seriously. No intentions of returning to being out of the house for 11 hours a day to do a 7-hour work day for a job I can do from home. No intentions of returning to spending hours every week trailing round supermarkets. Our parents are dead. Appreciate not being asked when we'll visit by relatives we haven't been getting on with anyway.

I miss pubs, wandering around shops and galleries, but not as much as I might have thought. No intentions of sitting behind perspex screens, drinking pints that taste of hand sanitiser, queuing up for takeaway coffee, milling around trying to keep 2m from people whilst pretending to have fun, fuck that for a game of soldiers. I'd like DS to get an education and see the world as he grows up, not bothered too much about the other stuff.

We as a family have enjoyed it all. We’ve coped well, not been touched financially. I was very unwell with Covid but I’ve recovered now. I know we’re fortunate and really feel for those that have struggled. It’s been a tough time for so many.

It's not that I'm used to it as such, but I've got to the point where I can tolerate it as long as this is it. If we come out of lockdown and then go straight back in three weeks later, I don't know how I'll manage. I'd rather get the damn thing done and then start to aim for normality. I think another round of slight relaxing then back into lockdown might finish me off.