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Anyone struggling mentally?

118 replies

AlandAnna · 13/12/2021 19:41

I am.

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BBCONEANDTWO · 13/12/2021 19:42

Good days and bad days. The world seems so different and harsh at the moment.

OhLookMoreShit · 13/12/2021 19:42

Yes. I feel like I'm stuck in a never ending utter fucking nightmare.

Kate3150 · 13/12/2021 19:43

It’s all the uncertainties, completely understandable 💜

XenoBitch · 13/12/2021 19:43

Yes, very. Am trying to have little things to look forward to, and then think what is the point.

Theturnofthepoo · 13/12/2021 19:44

No my life was already uncertain losing the ability to walk this is easy.

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AlandAnna · 13/12/2021 19:45

I’ll summon some positive thoughts. Might have to be tomorrow though. Sorry to all who are struggling. Mentally exhausted today.

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Sapphire387 · 13/12/2021 19:45

Yes.

ZebraF · 13/12/2021 19:47

Yes - little moments of joy, but the majority of the time is worry and uncertainty.

MarcelineMissouri · 13/12/2021 19:50

Yep. Just a constant churning stomach sensation now. Hard to sleep. I work in a primary school where is it currently rife. I’m not scared of getting it but I just want so badly to enjoy Christmas. On top of that dh works for a cinema chain. As an industry it will never recover to what it was before, and we’ve already spent the next part of 2 years wondering if he will keep his job - now we get to start worrying about that all over again.

MarcelineMissouri · 13/12/2021 19:50

Best part not next part!

RhubarbTea · 13/12/2021 19:52

Yes.

I'm feeling very sad in the last week, and especially since the Boris 8pm announcement. Just have... I'd say deja vu but it's not because the dread hadn't really ever quite gone away, and now I feel like I have lead in my stomach all the time.
I'm so tired of all this. Just want to cry at the moment.

megustalacerveza · 13/12/2021 19:55

@BBCONEANDTWO

Good days and bad days. The world seems so different and harsh at the moment.
It's not the world, it's this country.

I went away a few months ago and it was eye opening. People just getting on with their lives, being sensible with masks and distancing. No massive divisions, nobody shouting abuse at me for wearing a mask on the train because everyone was.

People seemed so much happier.

JanisMoplin · 13/12/2021 19:58

@megustalacerveza Myself I am grateful to be in this country. No booster for me in my home country. On the other hand, I could get medical treatment in my home country.

My DC are having a hard time at the moment. So I am having a hard time too.

Camomila · 13/12/2021 21:10

I am a bit, not for myself but mainly for DS1 (what if they close the schools again?) and for DH (what if we he can't see the PILs at Christmas again?)

DS2 should be fine as they kept nurseries open last time.

megustalacerveza · 13/12/2021 21:12

[quote JanisMoplin]@megustalacerveza Myself I am grateful to be in this country. No booster for me in my home country. On the other hand, I could get medical treatment in my home country.

My DC are having a hard time at the moment. So I am having a hard time too.[/quote]
Maybe they don't need boosters in your home country because they're not on 60,000 cases a day and people walking around maskless all over the place?

JanisMoplin · 13/12/2021 21:22

Yet. They will be soon. I really hope I am wrong and Omicron turns out to be a storm in a teacup.

CouldThisReallyBe · 13/12/2021 21:24

I've been feeling quite positive....until the last few days. Increasing doom and gloom in the news, days getting shorter, friends starting to peel away to visit family for Christmas. And most notably...a sense of foreboding about January lockdown Sad.

User135644 · 13/12/2021 21:27

Trying to enjoy Christmas because January will be awful again.

WoodenReindeer · 13/12/2021 21:28

I'm feeling so stuck. I know that Doing Things would help but it's like I'm frozen and cant do the things I need to do.

Bobholll · 13/12/2021 21:37

Not really. Not yet anyway. Life still feels quite normal at the mo. All our Christmas stuff has gone or is going ahead. We are busy with Christmas stuff at the weekends, mainly kids events & activities. To be honest, so long as my kids are happy then so am I.

I’m bracing myself for the possibility of covid over Christmas. I’m prepared, we have a food shop booked just in case, toys are bought. We’ll make the most of it if it happens..

My only wobble is schools. I will be fucking furious if they close them. Children are so behind with their education, we cannot afford to close them again.

elliejjtiny · 13/12/2021 21:38

Me too. Struggling to go out now that masks are back and rates are high. My autistic child is struggling more than ever and I can't get my covid booster until 7th January.

bumblenbean · 13/12/2021 21:44

Yes. It’s all so fucking relentless and depressing. I know this is what pandemics do but it really does feel never ending. Almost 2 years in and things are still shite.

Trying to hold onto the positives - imagine if we didn’t have vaccines at all…!

AnotherThingToDo · 13/12/2021 21:49

Yep. Horrendously lonely and desperate to see my family.

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AlandAnna · 13/12/2021 21:53

@WoodenReindeer

I'm feeling so stuck. I know that Doing Things would help but it's like I'm frozen and cant do the things I need to do.
Yes, this is how I feel, which I know is a warning sign for my mental health. Hopefully listening to the signs will get me through.
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Catatemyhomework · 13/12/2021 21:55

I am feeling rubbish. Caught Covid 3 weeks ago and still have painful chest and back and my head is burning. Trying to keep working but I feel so tired. Christmas is coming and I'm more disorganised than ever. Oldest dd is in final year of A levels and thinks she's going to fail as missed so much school. I think I'm just so tired of everything that I just can't even be bothered any more. That said, it is a rubbish time of year and I know I'll probably feel better in the Spring.