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Anyone else anxious about getting back to normal?

Kit McDaydream

It's been announced shielding will end at end of July. Already I'm feeling anxious about the expectations I know will be coming to 'get back to normal', mainly people wanting to be able to visit. 

I can't even look at my phone incase they've seen the news in papers and texted me already talking about meeting up. I've felt more myself during lockdown with absolutely no social pressure than I've felt for years. As I've had no need to mask or use alters to deal with any face to face interactions with anyone.

Is anyone else getting this?

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  • The first few weeks of lockdown were great, time to do stuff I had been putting off. Then my dad went into hospital with covid and I had to look after my mum (both aged 80),and I probably picked up the virus there. Over easter my mum and I probably had the virus while my dad was in hospital. A few days later my dad passed away and I had a series of massive meltdowns. I had to organise 24hr care for my mum who is 20 miles away. Plus sort out everything re my dad and grieve. Thankfully got some sleeping pills and it slowly got better. I have been on furlough the whole time so have been going to my mums twice a week , probably againt lockdown but I don't care. So funeral was end of April and have had to do mums shopping and take care of the house and garden ever since. Now have to get her into a care home, which is another challenge and then clear the house. Meanwhile I am under redundancy consultation at work. 

    I can't wait to get back to normal, I now totally hate lockdown. I have been to a non socially distanced party and had lunch in my inlaws house and we are all still alive. I just want it over so I can get back to work/get a new job. Althouh I am currently awaiting diagnosis but either way I am actually proud that I got through everything so far despite doing it all myself with no real idea. So bring on normality.

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  • The first few weeks of lockdown were great, time to do stuff I had been putting off. Then my dad went into hospital with covid and I had to look after my mum (both aged 80),and I probably picked up the virus there. Over easter my mum and I probably had the virus while my dad was in hospital. A few days later my dad passed away and I had a series of massive meltdowns. I had to organise 24hr care for my mum who is 20 miles away. Plus sort out everything re my dad and grieve. Thankfully got some sleeping pills and it slowly got better. I have been on furlough the whole time so have been going to my mums twice a week , probably againt lockdown but I don't care. So funeral was end of April and have had to do mums shopping and take care of the house and garden ever since. Now have to get her into a care home, which is another challenge and then clear the house. Meanwhile I am under redundancy consultation at work. 

    I can't wait to get back to normal, I now totally hate lockdown. I have been to a non socially distanced party and had lunch in my inlaws house and we are all still alive. I just want it over so I can get back to work/get a new job. Althouh I am currently awaiting diagnosis but either way I am actually proud that I got through everything so far despite doing it all myself with no real idea. So bring on normality.

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