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.

A few benefits. E.g empty buses and fast journeys. Can walk round town and do shopping in peace.

Hasn't felt like lockdown this time. As a single parent I've bubbled with my mum and brother so the children can have adult interaction. I work in a nursery so the day to day stuff is no different. No masks, ppe, social distancing, lateral flow tests or full tests for us. We are invincible because the claims are under fives dont get covid. Even though staff are adults...

We all had covid at xmas so very hard to be worried or to take it seriously now.

Being able to not have to socialise, without having to make excuses, suits me just fine 😊

It depends how long you have been ‘locked down for’

Some people its only been since Christmas

Been nearly a full year for me.... It is not fun

Yes very used to a lockdown as it's a year already but would not choose it as it could be infinitely better! If only there was an alert proactive and pragmatic government with a world beating fit for purpose accurate compulsory frequent test track trace and isolate risk mitigation system to separate and treat the ill while the majority healthy carried on with otherwise regular living!

No. I will never be used to this.

@HildegardeCrowe

How can people say they’re enjoying lockdown? Can’t they see how it’s destroying other people’s livelihoods and put a stop to so many of the things that make life worthwhile?

Agree. Lockdown haters are considered “selfish”. I think the people that love lockdown/ don’t want it to end because they are either introverted or wfh and have had no financial effects are just as if not more selfish- no one is forcing them to go to out in normal life

I think the people that love lockdown/ don’t want it to end because they are either introverted or wfh and have had no financial effects are just as if not more selfish

And this is the problem, and where the sniping comes in. Those of us who are ok with lockdown are not in the government, we have no influence on decision making, we did not impose lockdown. While yes, some may feel nervous about it ending, nobody wants it to continue on a societal level. Even if they would personally prefer to be at home. We are more than aware, and feel for, all those affected negatively. It’s not selfish to say you’re coping ok with lockdown, it’s just a personal viewpoint.

Whichever “side” we’re on, let’s not make others feel shit. There are people who have no choice. Those who are housebound in normal times, people who just don’t have the money for all these theatres, meals out and holidays. I have seen those people on other threads say they also feel crap hearing people call it a half life. You do realise large parts of the population only earn enough to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads? A situation which will have been worsened by all this.

It’s fine to say you miss all those social things. I hope you get to do them again soon. I really do. I don’t want to see all these businesses fold and even more people out of work. I feel for all those separated from loved ones. I myself really want to see my sister, who I haven’t seen for a year. But let’s stop calling each other selfish or sad or whatever. There’s no need for it.

You are not alone! I do welfare calls for my school, hundreds of them. Many families are settled and happy with the current arrangements. Huge improvements in mental health fir many individuals

@Rowenasemolina

You are not alone! I do welfare calls for my school, hundreds of them. Many families are settled and happy with the current arrangements. Huge improvements in mental health fir many individuals

And for so many the reverse

I agree with meruem. The question was are we used to it.
My industry has been brutally hit by this pandemic. Myself and dh are on furlough so no overtime and job insecurity.
I am an introvert and did keep my self to myself before.
I recognise this could ve been much worse if my dc were school age.In the absence of choice I'm trying to use the time to get healthy and reassess my life in my 50s.I am not causing lockdown .

Only bit I like is not seeing all the photos on fakebook of people clinking glasses looking happy for a photo whilst supposed to be enjoying the best night out ever. And repeat. Not seeing that is ace. Just get on with your nights out and stop taking photos ffs.

I actually really hate the fact I'm getting used to it. That in itself unnerves me.
Even if you are personally satisfied with the situation, what do you do about the underlying sense of foreboding that seems to always be there.
Everything is so unnatural, people are ill, dying, losing loved ones, people are losing jobs and livelihoods, once vibrant streets are closed up and lifeless. All of that creates a horrible underlying feeling I can't explain that never goes away. Its why I can't concentrate on a book, or really enjoy peaceful activities that I would normally.

@Meruem

I think the people that love lockdown/ don’t want it to end because they are either introverted or wfh and have had no financial effects are just as if not more selfish

And this is the problem, and where the sniping comes in. Those of us who are ok with lockdown are not in the government, we have no influence on decision making, we did not impose lockdown. While yes, some may feel nervous about it ending, nobody wants it to continue on a societal level. Even if they would personally prefer to be at home. We are more than aware, and feel for, all those affected negatively. It’s not selfish to say you’re coping ok with lockdown, it’s just a personal viewpoint.

Whichever “side” we’re on, let’s not make others feel shit. There are people who have no choice. Those who are housebound in normal times, people who just don’t have the money for all these theatres, meals out and holidays. I have seen those people on other threads say they also feel crap hearing people call it a half life. You do realise large parts of the population only earn enough to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads? A situation which will have been worsened by all this.

It’s fine to say you miss all those social things. I hope you get to do them again soon. I really do. I don’t want to see all these businesses fold and even more people out of work. I feel for all those separated from loved ones. I myself really want to see my sister, who I haven’t seen for a year. But let’s stop calling each other selfish or sad or whatever. There’s no need for it.

That works both ways. There are plenty of people on these boards, even if not you, who have been calling us selfish and nasty for not wanting lockdowns to continue. We have been continuously namecalled and called Covid deniers just for wanting a more balanced approach. We are not the ones being vitriolic. I have been referred to as a scumbag before just for daring to have another opinion. I do agree the sniping should stop but you are preaching to the converted here.

I cant wait for restrictions to be over but also don't want to lose some of the things that have been different for me this year - the slower pace of life, not frantically trying to fit everything in, not worrying about what I or my house looks like so much, appreciating seeing extended family much more when I can, spending more time with kids etc. I'm hoping things dont go back to exactly how they were before. But still, cant wait for family weekends away, summer holidays and meeting up with friends.

I do some work with people in a range of challenging personal circumstances (poverty, chronic illness etc) and I’ve heard from a few people that they found lockdown improved their mental health because it felt the world had ‘come down to their level’ - suddenly they felt a kinship with others that hadn’t been there before.

That’s not to say anyone wanted this to happen or doesn’t appreciate the great hardship many people are suffering as a result of the pandemic.

Lockdown has been ok for us

There's been pro's and con's. DH hasn't travelled for work so that's been nice, we haven't seen loads of family (no one local enough) but that isn't the end of the world - we're not a super close family who need lots of physical contact (phone calls are fine)

My biggest upset has been for DS1, who missed his GCSE's and all that went with that (prom etc), he's cooped up fed up with us as his college is miles away. So for our family he's definitely the one who isn't enjoying lockdown

The rest of us are grumpy and fairly introverted, so yes we've enjoyed it!

Absolutely, I agree it works both ways. For that reason I wouldn’t speak negatively against someone who wanted lockdown to end for whatever reason, but I do realise there are people that do, and I would direct my post to them too.

I know my sister is suffering as she is someone who likes to be out and about. Nothing flash, just visiting her adult DD’s or meeting a friend for coffee. It’s one of the reasons I want to go and see her when I can (she’s at the other end of the country so we’re stuck for now). She has no partner and lives in a small studio flat so I know it’s really tough on her.

I think most of us who are coping personally, probably know someone who isn’t and I always have that in my mind when reading threads. I also really feel for people who have hung onto the fact that the vaccine was supposed to be our way out and now the goal posts are shifting again. That is really shit. So much uncertainty for everyone.

I can't believe how we were lied to about the vaccine. It's a disgrace

I’m supportive of the lockdown, although annoyed by it because if the government had responded properly last year this never ending lockdown across the whole country could have been avoided. But I don’t like it.

My life wasn’t massively busy before. But I miss the simple things like going out for coffee or to the cinema. I miss taking my eldest to the theatre. All our family live far away so we’ve not seen them since 2019. I’ve a sibling in another country and god knows when I’ll see her again. My kids don’t get to see friends, they are both autistic and struggle with friendships anyway so this is making them even more insular.

I’m meant to be at university retraining, meeting people, building connections. Instead I’m being taught over Zoom. And I can just about cope with that, but I feel so badly for all my younger fellow students who were meant to be moving to London and having an amazing, once in a lifetime experience. Instead they are sat in their bedrooms on a computer in an entirely different time zone sometimes. It’s just shit for them.

Then I have lots of friends who work in events, or theatre, other entertainment and they have no job and no prospect of their jobs returning. My friend does sound systems for conferences, when are companies going to do big conference again?

And I am an introvert, I’m happy being an introvert. But to be an introvert I need my family to fuck off occasionally. But they are always here. You don’t have to be an extrovert to think lockdown is a pile of crap.

I meant escape as in feeling you need to escape by way of a holiday.
I enjoy time at home with my son's, l also spend alot of time doing stuff alone, l am fine with that .

I don’t think we’ve been lied to about the vaccine. I think this is just the stage we have to be really, really careful with when and how we ease restrictions. If we get it right we keep case numbers down and vaccine does it’s job and there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Get it wrong, cases spike up again, mutated strain that evades the vaccine takes hold and we are right back to square one.

No, will never get used to it as I haven't been able to see my partner since December. Lockdown 1 killed a previous relationship. Lockdown may suit settled families in nice houses but it is a prison sentence for some of us.

And I am an introvert, I’m happy being an introvert. But to be an introvert I need my family to fuck off occasionally. But they are always here.

This is very true! I am appreciating spending more time with the DC but I really need some time without them!