Anyone else feel like they’re losing their mind in this lockdown?

[TattyBo]

At home with 5 DC, one who has ADHD.
Dark and raining all week.
DH (who is a work full time) and I are not getting on at all.

I’m keeping structure to the day and house is running fine, I’m not drinking wine, I’m eating well but having really foggy thinking and can’t remember stuff or think clearly. Do you think this is related?!

i feel exactly the same. Its totally shit. Struggling with home schooling 4 and 7 year old, full time work and my own illness as well as a pending divorce. I cant think straight.

Also living in such fear of the illness has had an impact and the kids behaviour is worse than ever. Sadly i cant drink alcohol as id gldly blot it all out. I just eat sweets instead.

I think the difference for me is in lockdown 1 nurseries were closed, so I had no choice but to take parental leave, which dh and I shared and muddled through, without either of us having to work while looking after the dc.
But this time, as I can send ds2 to nursery, I’m expected to be able to cope with my job while looking after and homeschooling ds1. And I’m not. The goalposts have changed.

I have no children by choice (I wouldn’t have coped it I did) so able to get a lot of naps in and Netflix binges but so bored!

Who would blame us all for struggling? This has been going on nearly a YEAR now. And there is nowhere to go, you cant see anyone, nothing to look forward to. Im sorry and sending love to everyone who is struggling. We will... must.. come through the other side x

Me. Well done to those of you who somehow manage to Homeschool and hold down a job. I'm out work having to homeschool one DS and I'm not coping. I'm so irritable and the homeschooling just ends up with me shouting at my son.. I need him to be back at school before I put him off for life ( poor kid loves school).
I have my own studying to do that is just not getting done... This is awful!!

For some reason I coped ok all of 2020 - I think i was always hopeful for what was next. This year is different. Vaccine is here but things seem to be getting worse, combined with the realisation that I am not going to likely see my family this year either so it will be over 2 years till I see them again

Nope, lost my marbles years ago.

Yes this lockdown feels much worse. 2 DCs 6 yrs and 4 yrs. DH does not want either to go to School or nursery at The mo. So they are home all day. Our routine has gone to pot since Xmas holidays.

I work full time in Adult social care. I work approx 50 hour a week. My DH won’t help with school work at all so it’s left to me evenings and weekends. Cant get out in the garden. I feel so depressed. I drink a lot of Prosecco and eat a lot of chocolate.

I live in Australia but when we had a lockdown, so I sympathise a lot. During our March lockdown, it helped to write a daily list for most menial things (not all in one day Obvs - I work FT):
-Workout
-Paint nails
-Try new recipe
-Spend 20 mins learning Spanish
-watch one episode of (favourite comedy show)
-Facetime Mum for 10 mins
-have family dinner with no TV on
-walk a different route

Etc.
Just having those small good habits helped me to overall improve my day and just overall feeling of positivity. Stay strong... sending you a big hug x

*we had a lockdown so I sympathise!

Yes OP. Morale just seems so low this time round. All my friends seem to feel the same way especially those with kids. We’ve been living under this cloud for pretty much a year now and it’s just wearing isn’t it. I absolutely adore my two little ones but I feel like I’m just not a good mum to them some days because I’m stressed and drained.

It's bloody awful, we all have Covid although no symptoms. We can't go out, I haven't bothered with 90% of school work, I wash, nap, eat, let my 2 kids watch too much YouTube and eat Nutella straight from the jar.

It's not exhausting doing nothing and I feel deranged.

Today is a huge fail! No motivation for work lost my temper with D with online school, seriously how many time you can’t watch you tube while doing a maths lesson, on too of that it’s a the weekend which means H will be honest for 2 full days anxiety over load

Life is like wading through treacle at the moment. My DH is very stiff upper lip and never complains much, but even he has hit a wall. He has gone off sick with anxiety. So not like him. His work are very understanding, he has a health care provider at work he can contact, plus he has a GPs appointment. I haven't been out since Sunday. I have the opportunity to go for a walk, I know it will help me mentally but just can't be arsed. My mind is a butterfly, won't settle. I was doing ok, not enjoying life exactly taking each day as it came, but seeing my DH down has brought me down too. You can't escape the grimness at the moment however hard you try.