Just needing a handheld tonight, feel very alone

[Ricekrispiebun]

It's something that is just getting worse and worse by the day and covid doesn't help. I have very few people in my life I can actually talk to. The only 2 friends I have live abroad now and they struggle with their own mental health problems.

Before covid I loved getting out and about (even though I have a disability). I was a part of a support group and other little things and loved being able to open up to and support others aswell, now I feel all of that has been taken away, sure there is zoom but I have no privacy where I live. The isolation has really been getting me down and I'm finding it harder and harder to cope all the time. I'm dreading Chrisrmas because I just see images of happy families all the time and I have never had anyone who gave a crap about me.

Sorry to be so negative but I just need a bit of a handheld tonight

Edit to add Handhold sorry, stupid typo

Handhold!

I'm sorry it's so tough. Covid sucks, especially when you have other things going on. I'm not sure if this helps, but Christmas sucks for so many people, you really aren't alone there. 💐

Holding your hand too. This milder but gloomier weather use really not helping either. Are you on Twitter? Sarah Millican is doing her #joinin again this year

I'm here with a handhold. 🤝
Didn't want to read and run.

Oh sweetheart. Have another hand to hold.

It can be a crappy time of year for so many. I’m all for just burying your head in the sand until it’s all over tbh.

I’m just off to work but will check in later. In the meantime I hope this little bump will nudge someone else to extend a hand too!

Handhold and, if you care for such things, paw-hold from the idiot cats hereabout (Fat Boi Whiskers likes to sleep with his paw on your hand)

If you want a chat on the messages, I'm here x
It's a miserable time for so many people even without bloody Covid. I've taken up knitting just to distract my hands from doomscrolling.

Aww you are all so thoughtful thank you so much. I totally agree that it has been so so hard and the whole covid stuff seems never ending. @MrsRussell Whiskers sounds so handsome, give him my love ❤ I am thinking of taking up knitting or crochet too because I have been doom scrolling way too much

My grandma tried to teach me to knit when I was little. It made her giggle that I somehow ended up with more stitches than I started with

@RaisedByPangolins mine taught me to knit too :) I always ended up dropping stitches, can still only manage basics but it's a great way to relax

A handhold and some love from me, too.
Be kind to yourself and take care.

Where are you based OP? X

Handhold from me too - and an un-mumsnetty hug 🤗

If anything I feel better for it too as also having a very tough day and have had a few cries, which I felt better after.

Take it day by day, look after yourself. For me, that currently means a large glass of baileys with ice and Selling Sunset on Netflix for sheer escapism

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/arts_and_crafts/4417575-Arts-and-crafts-for-beginners

Here he is, judging the folk.
If you're going to start on the knitting, may I suggest something like colourwork or stranded knitting, or a cable pattern? It's been working for me as a doomscroll antidote because you have to really concentrate on what you're doing, counting stitches and what have you. There's none of this skipping between screens malarkey, like I'm doing now....you have to give it your full attention.

@VeronicaBeccabunga thanks so much

@OhLookMoreShit (great username) I'm in Belfast

@Youngatheart00 thank you. I love Bailey's too

@duvetdayforeveryone
I didn't know there was an arts and crafts thread on here, I'll definitely check it out. Thank you