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Are you afraid? Brexit.

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Puddelchen · 05/01/2019 20:05

I feel very uneasy about what the future holds for us after Brexit but am I just overreacting? Can it really be so terrible? Why is no one around me talking about this in real life, you would think it would be a hot topic.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 05/01/2019 21:15

I am worried. For the personal impact - my quality of life is very medication reliant, for my family and for the wider impact on society.
I'm also deeply sad about much of it.

As for weathering the storm. I dunno, it depends on how long the storm lasts.

Thisisanoutrage · 05/01/2019 21:17

I’m worried. My husband takes medication daily to stop his transplanted kidney from failing. The tablets come from Europe.

I keep thinking common sense will prevail but this is seeming more and more unlikely.

AdoraBell · 05/01/2019 21:32

I’ve said on another thread that I CBA discussing it in RL. I just don’t have the energy for it.

DH voted Leave
Stepson voted Leave
PIL voted Leave
We live in an area that voted Leave

At least DH can now see that it might go tits up. I will have no sympathy for ILs and DH if it does as badly as we fear.

bellinisurge · 05/01/2019 21:36

@Puddelchen , head over to the Prepper topic for some sensible budget friendly non panicky suggestions on how to feel a tad more confident about your personal situation.
Start by imagining you are snowed in for 3 days. What would you realistically want to eat for breakfast dinner and tea? Get stuff in to cover that. Think about hygiene- toothpaste, soap etc. All the things you need to keep ticking over. Think about treats. Think about pets. Think about entertainment.
If you want to do more, do more. But with a three day buffer you have enough stuff in to stay home and get a clearer picture of what's going on without the stress and aggravation of having to pop to the shops.
Loads of advice on the Preppers topic. You don't have to be a prepper. Or become one.

PCPlumsTruncheon · 05/01/2019 21:42

I haven’t really felt scared until about a week ago- sad and angry but not scared. I think it’s the realisation that it is so close now.
I met with my DB last week. He is the most laid back person I know but he was telling me about the briefings he has been having at work for a No Deal scenario and I have never seen him so completely somber. In his words, we are totally fucked in the event of No Deal Sad

SilverDoe · 05/01/2019 21:49

I feel very vulnerable and am desperately hoping that things will be okay and normal ish :(. I’m low income atm in a rented house, with a baby and toddler. I’m very nervous and am hoping that the economy doesn’t suffer, however my place of work is making me feel like it really is going to suffer. I’m worried about the price of formula and food going up the most, as it would put me in a bad position. If I was 2 years into the future everything would be fine. I planned and sacrificed financial stability for the home life set up and opportunities to study that I have now, safe in the knowledge that when out (at the time not conceived but planned) second child was 3, we would be in a good position to start building stability and even a bit of wealth.

Now I’m worried we won’t be able to keep a roof over our head and am severely worried about job loss around March 2019. I have to keep reminding myself to focus on the bigger picture but I say with no exaggeration that Brexit and the social climate it has created has taken a huge toll on my mental wellbeing and I have been uncharacteristically very anxious about a lot of things. Can’t wait til it’s over :/

SilverDoe · 05/01/2019 21:51

PCPlums work was what hit it home for me too, really worryin stuff :(

IamFrauBlucher · 05/01/2019 21:51

@1tisILeClerc thanks for your post. I'm not in the EU though, just living in a country with Schengen agreements based on EU citizenship that I had as a UK citizen. I'm ok until 2020, but long term plans (and im approaching 50 so trying to put them in place) are all on hold for now.

We've been told that most things could remain the same, but that there will be some changes to social security etc.

But will no one knows for sure what the negotiations with this country are (aside from the EU) so everything is a bit up in the air at the moment. It's making for an uneasy feeling.

Lottapianos · 05/01/2019 21:54

'Really scared if it’s no deal. Burying head in the sand.'

Same here. I still cannot believe that the PM and Cabinet would want their lovely legacies tainted with the mind blowing shitstorm of a No Deal. I can't imagine they have lost their minds to that extent. DP wants to start prepping and I'm like HmmConfused

nicoala1 · 05/01/2019 21:54

Our Government is not listening to the fears of people, even those who voted out.

They are to blame. But I suppose somehow they will benefit so they don't really care anymore about anyone other than themselves.

Best thing would be to revoke A50. I think.

Believe me the whole world is laughing at the incompetence of the UK right now, and rightly so. What a bunch they are with their soundbytes and no back up information. Ridiculous.

Lottapianos · 05/01/2019 21:55

'Best thing would be to revoke A50. I think. '

Oh god yes. No question. The only sane way forward

SisterOfDonFrancisco · 05/01/2019 22:00

I'm sad, not scared. Still hopeful though despite everything. But that's because I will be able to move elsewhere in the eu if needed due to passport from an eu country.

nicoala1 · 05/01/2019 22:04

Sister,

Shoo, you can escape from the mayhem (I am delighted for you that you can), but not everyone is in your shoes.

1tisILeClerc · 05/01/2019 22:04

IamFrauBlucher
I would contact the country immigration offices and ask them for advice. When I went to start procedures for myself I was the only Brit waiting for immigration papers out of around 25 in the waiting area.
Hopefully if you enquire now there won't be a massive rush and you can be sorted out. Moving back to the UK in future will be possible but no one will have any idea about what will be necessary until this balls up settles.

Seniorschoolmum · 05/01/2019 22:04

I feel better than I did. Our company board has just released a statement to customers saying they have spent the last year working with our suppliers & importers, and do not foresee any supply issues.
That said, we don’t supply food or drugs.

lljkk · 05/01/2019 22:05

Doesn't seem so bad, as long as we can afford to have small stockpiles of consumables, & can wait for spare parts.

Spare parts for the car: that could be upsetting to wait extra weeks for.
Jobs: has affected 3/4 of us already, but I can work at NMW if needed, so am optimistic I'll find some kind of work, ongoing.

Terrible inflation: this would hit us hard. Or if anyone of us developed a health problem. I suppose anything that led to delayed repairs, for instance our boiler is acting up right now.

canonlyhopexo · 05/01/2019 22:06

Our baby is due to be born couple months after Brexit. More worried about that tbh! Why worry about something you have absolutely no control over?

Easilyflattered · 05/01/2019 22:07

I'm a bit on edge.

I find that bringing up Brexit is not popular and people change the subject very quickly. So I've no idea if my friends and colleagues are making any secret preparations, and I'm not telling them about mine either.

Mum2jenny · 05/01/2019 22:08

I'd prefer no deal in preference to the Theresa Mays option. Imo there are 2 options - no deal or staying in the EU. Anything else is a 'fudge'

ivykaty44 · 05/01/2019 22:08

I have friends who both voted remain and also who both voted leave. Those that voted remain are preparing store cupboard food stores to tide them over. The friends who voted leave think it’s all scaremongering.

nicoala1 · 05/01/2019 22:09

The process seems just so unnecessary to me. Stockpiling, medicines, uncertainty re food imports, tariffs, port delays, and as for immigration, well words fail me.

But anyway. I am sure it is all for a good cause. The potential suffering will be worth it, but for whom?

WaterlooElephant · 05/01/2019 22:10

No. But pass the popcorn please? 🍿I think we live in interesting times.

Mum2jenny · 05/01/2019 22:10

I think there is a lot of scaremongering going on, but I don't think anyone really knows what'll happen in ANY scenario.

spacechimp · 05/01/2019 22:14

Scared. It’s really not good for my mental health either (anxiety). It’s hard not to think about it all the time, and I’m really anxious about the increasing likelihood of ‘no deal’

I wish I had a realistic chance of escape, but I don’t. No options for a passport for another EU country, and both me and DH have fairly niche jobs in sectors that will be badly affected by ‘no deal’. Also two sets of elderly parents here to think about

Prepping in a calm and organised manner has helped somewhat (thanks especially to @bellinisurge and others on the prepping for Brexit threads in Preppers). I know it would be better for my mental health to stay away from news and social media, including these threads tbh, but it’s very difficult to find a balance between being informed and being alarmed

nicoala1 · 05/01/2019 22:14

Mum2jenny

The status quo would have been ok IMO. Carry on as we were, and none of this shite and fear.

I wish I knew what the benefits will be. So far not hearing much about that, but apparently I will know in about 50 years. LOL.