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The I Feel Down Topic.

I'm feeling better now, manage to eat all of my lunch, did the house chores, got some kip this afternoon. Now eating my tea.

Obviously I have concerns about the virus and the effect on my wife's health, but also isolating will mean giving my daughter that lives with me an difficult ultimatum she had to choose between isolating with us for the next few months, which means the possibility of losing her Job, not seeing her boyfriend, having the freedom to go out to see friends and other family members.

It not just going to be a difficult time for us, but also for everyone, many businesses and employees, especially those on zero contracts or self employed are going to be hit hard by all this. I have many friends that are going to be hit hard by this.

Sending a virtual hug to all those going through these difficult and worrying times
 
DiogoJ42 said:
I meant anything that takes you out of your house is a bloody stupid thing to be doing right now.
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Is it though? I was told I was being irresponsible the other day by some internet warrior for saying I was going flying yesterday, I'm not sure how walking to the car and driving to a field and standing in it a mile away from the nearest other human being is contributing to the problem and I was stupid for doing so, but somehow it was...
 
if you go out and not see another living person I think its fine, as long as you don't cough and splutter and wipe your infection on every surface that you pass
 
IanSR said:
Is it though? I was told I was being irresponsible the other day by some internet warrior for saying I was going flying yesterday, I'm not sure how walking to the car and driving to a field and standing in it a mile away from the nearest other human being is contributing to the problem and I was stupid for doing so, but somehow it was...
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That is an example I cannot find a problem with at this time. :)
 
bluesonichd said:
if you go out and not see another living person I think its fine, as long as you don't cough and splutter and wipe your infection on every surface that you pass
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Well I don't have a cough, cold or anything and the only surface I'm touching is the car door, inside the car and the grass in the field as well as my drone and controller, (I might also be guilty of sitting on the mower this weekend if it doesn't rain), I think if it is that easy to contract this virus, then there is little we can do to avoid it, and perhaps, even if it is that virulent, is impossible to avoid.
 
The daft virus has effectively cancelled the only thing I've been enjoying and kept me somewhat social this year, that thing being rowing, it may seem small but doing sports has helped my well being massively over the past few years and losing the ability to do it with a group has already knocked my state of mind down.
I was looking forward to the summer racing season which was looking to be tough but fun due to all the flooding stopping water training for a long while, all the hard work for this season gone down the drain as quite a few of the boat members leave this year due to it being their final year at uni :(
 
I know that everyone's been saying the same things, but this pandemic is really starting to get to me now. It's looking like 17th March 2020 was my last day of school for some time, and while that probably excites most people my age, it makes me more scared because for me, it sort of represents the end of normality. I know that it'll all blow over eventually, but it's just the fear of not knowing when eventually is.

There's just so many different fears going through my head at the moment; I'm scared of getting the virus, I'm scared of passing on the virus, I'm scared that I might die from the virus, I'm scared about the virus' long-term impacts on the world. It's just all so overwhelming. I'm also somewhat scared for the future; before this outbreak, I had many things I was looking forward to. I had just acquired my first ever Premium Merlin Pass and was looking forward to getting in loads of park visits this year. I was optimistic about the nice things I could do with my family this year. I was looking forward to a potential family holiday to Florida in 2021 for my 18th birthday. Even though I will hopefully still get to do these things eventually, it does put my chances of actually ever doing them into doubt somewhat. I'm trying to stay positive about the future, but when people are saying morbid things like; "our world will change forever", "no one is safe", "there's no point in living anymore", it does make fear my overriding emotion.

I apologise for this post, because I worry that I sound self-centred worrying. I know very well that other people are going through far greater ordeals than I am, and I feel for these people a lot; I'd hate to be in their scenario.
 
Chin up mate.
Change always happens.
Stocks and economies sort out in the end.
These things happen every few decades, some worse than others.
Dont listen to the scaremongers, just fill your time with positive stuff, new hobbies, and a different style of education.
Try to stick to your routine, try hard to keep the family happy.

And consider modest levels of red wine with water every other day for the overall health benefits.
Look it up.
 
You've got to be realistic too. There's so much on the news that's just information, there's nothing you, personally, can do about it. All you can do is follow the advice given and try to make the best of it.

Wash your hands, stay 6 feet away from people, don't go to big public spaces unless you have to, and wash your hands

A few members of my family are at higher risk, from COPD to history of pneumonia and just being older, but all I can do is wash my hands and stay away for the time being.

Like Rob said, keep your chin up and always look for the good news. Use the time to learn a new skill, coding or drawing or you could go full nerd and learn NoLimits2! Anything to keep your mind distracted and occupied.
 
Matt N said:
I know that everyone's been saying the same things, but this pandemic is really starting to get to me now. It's looking like 17th March 2020 was my last day of school for some time, and while that probably excites most people my age, it makes me more scared because for me, it sort of represents the end of normality. I know that it'll all blow over eventually, but it's just the fear of not knowing when eventually is.

There's just so many different fears going through my head at the moment; I'm scared of getting the virus, I'm scared of passing on the virus, I'm scared that I might die from the virus, I'm scared about the virus' long-term impacts on the world. It's just all so overwhelming. I'm also somewhat scared for the future; before this outbreak, I had many things I was looking forward to. I had just acquired my first ever Premium Merlin Pass and was looking forward to getting in loads of park visits this year. I was optimistic about the nice things I could do with my family this year. I was looking forward to a potential family holiday to Florida in 2021 for my 18th birthday. Even though I will hopefully still get to do these things eventually, it does put my chances of actually ever doing them into doubt somewhat. I'm trying to stay positive about the future, but when people are saying morbid things like; "our world will change forever", "no one is safe", "there's no point in living anymore", it does make fear my overriding emotion.

I apologise for this post, because I worry that I sound self-centred worrying. I know very well that other people are going through far greater ordeals than I am, and I feel for these people a lot; I'd hate to be in their scenario.
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Your not alone Matt, the uncertainty is affecting even the strongest of us. This is perfectly natural. If you look at those that are dying from this virus, it is usually someone with underlying health issues. There may also be a link to Anti-inflammatory which many of these people with underlying health issues are on.

I think this virus has put a spanner in the works for all. Easter, Mothers day and my wife Birthday for us will all be spent in isolation away from family and friends. We can't even go out to the beach on a nice summer day. Remember we are all in this together. When we get through this, I'm going to make up for our lost days isolating by going out more.

The positive thing is that our world air pollution has improved since the planes has been grounded. Maybe we needed this virus to stop the real threat to our world, which is us polluting our planet. Things will change, they have to, but will change for the better. We need to rely less on over sea's travel and imports as this is not doing our planet any good. Remember, we have never had it so good, we have had life better than any previous generations and we have taken it all for granted. What ever happens or changes, we will still have it better than post world war 2 years.

Keep your chin up and there will be light at the end of the tunnel, but we will get there eventually.
 
To quote Dear Evan Hansen, I basically feel as though "I'm flying blind and making this up as I go" at the moment. I hate this uncertainty at the best of times, but when it's this incredibly serious, it makes things worse. My social life is essentially on hold until further notice. I have no idea for certain when I'm going to see my boyfriend again. I don't want to spend the next few months only seeing my parents and colleagues. It sucks big time. :( One good thing is it'll give me a chance to push on with my OU work.
 
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Thats it la.
Get your homework done while things are *****.
Always the sensible option.
Keep in touch with everyone by phone, mail and email.
Send handwritten letters.
Fifty years of occasionally flying blind and making it up on the go.
Only way to be sometimes.
Accept change and it slowly becomes better.
 
I think over time, it will almost become normal. Who knows; I might find something really nice in my house that will provide me entertainment!
 
I was gonna post this in Corona thread but realised it belonged here. So here goes.

I'm a careworker, I ride coasters and do flyball with my dogs to relax. Right now everyone is scared. We have people who would die if they caught this. I have no outlet, flyball tournaments are cancelled, was meant to be camping. Literally I'm in self isolation and then go to work. Which is super stressful because they want to go out too. No need to reply just offloading. Thanks. Stay safe everyone
 
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