Omicron - feeling so upset

[purplerainnn]

I’m feeling really down after the recent news of this Omicron variant. DH has been very ill with Covid (presumably the Delta variant) despite being double jabbed, and is finally on the mend after several weeks of bed rest. I dread to think what could happen to him if he catches this new variant. The thought of it is really frightening.

The possibility of another lockdown is also really worrying me. I have young DC and don’t think I could cope with another lockdown for weeks on end, or another Christmas on our own without seeing family. How likely is it that Christmas won’t go ahead?

Another lockdown will also be a hammer blow to my job, which relies on things being open. The thought of trying to navigate and survive another lockdown is beyond exhausting.

I don’t know what the point of this post is really - I’m just feeling so low this morning and needed to rant.

Some of these posts won’t help

Op take it easy. Many feel as you do

@DobbyTheHouseElk

I’m trying to remain calm. Trying!

Hopefully this will be the mutation that makes it a really stupid virus and it is very mild so it’s more like a cold. Professor Sarah Gilbert said this was the most likely end result of covid.

Let’s hope it becomes a stupid virus and mutates so much that it becomes a non virus and like the common cold.

Yes this. The restrictions are because we don't yet know if this is the case or not but we can hope

I don't want this be negative op but the person who said natural immunity will definitely work against Omicron is wrong. Again the restrictions are because we don't know if this is the case or not and if Omicron does evade immunity it is possible it will evade natural immunity..

Uncertainty is very difficult to live with and I completely sympathise but I also agree with the poster who says there is no point thinking too much about it untill we know more

It could be bad news , or it could also be excellent news , try not to focus only on the negative possibilities , it won't change the outcome and excess worry will make your life worse in the meantime.

I hope you DH recovers well and am really sorry he has had such a hard time

Hey I am feeling much more positive this morning, it looks like this new variant maybe milder, so maybe, just maybe more like a normal cold which is what lots of scientists have been saying. At some point it will burn itself out into a seasonal cold most likely scenario.