What Happens If I Start A Thread About That "Coronavirus" Thing...?

...Greetings to All... finally... It is tempting to vote up *everyone* here, this Thread is メロメロ ("MellowMellow") so far. Maybe if things may get really bad that might change, yet so far this Thread is not so bad, and, anyway, more Threads have begun about the same subject also. As that Coro-Thing gets more intense...

I have opportunity to Post, just now. This Coro-thing is more scary to Me *not* because of the Virus itself but more upon the SOCIAL Effects - I am 'trapped' here in London, You see...

I was wondering about if anyone else has anything to say about the "Isolation" advice now being said... 

...Never mind the "advice" about social distancing or washing hands... but... if one is "quarantined"/"socially isolated"... how is a person supposed to get food or essentials if they run out? What if something breaks or fails or if a person has no Internet access? I keep seeing this in the news, and it might apply to Myself soon (I have Asthma - at least.)... I was thinking that such legal enforcements might as well be a CEMENT CAGE, if not allowed to "go outdoors" or eat nothing but Wheat with Tap Water. Also, again, if the food runs out or something breaks, then what happens...?

...Maybe this begs a New Thread...? But since it is 'My Thread' I s'pose I might do well to document the entire experience in just this one Thread. It is about 1/3 of the way through, I think. Yet with Me, SUMMER is coming, and I cannot cope very well with being in Polluted-London during high temperatures.

...Sorry, this turned into a bit of a RANT, but I do not get to log on that often. Best Wishes, All. 

I am also worried about the same things.  How long can I survive on oats? should i shop as infrequently as possible in larger quantities or more frequently in smaller quantities? has anyone does of starvation due to the isolation? Will my muscles waste away? Can i get scurvy or other vitamin deficiencies if I don't eat fruit ? I am already thin and don't have much buffer against weight loss. 

It's very accurate, what you say about being caged. I tend to be claustrophobic.

Likewise, I worry about the practicality of quarantining myself. The social aspect isn't so much of a problem for me, as it's pretty much my normal modus operandi, but my executive function deficits and living situation would make the advice extremely difficult to put into practice.

I live in a rented room (thankfully en-suite) in a back-to-back house shared with my landlady who is in a very high risk group due to serious physical disabilities. We have very little storage space to share, neither of us can drive, and both of our families are very distant. The only neighbour we know well is a gent in his 80's who is in just as difficult a position. My landlady has a regular visits from a community nurse, but neither of us gets any support from social services.

Food shopping for me usually involves a half-hour walk to the nearest supermarket (sensory nightmare!) to fill a ruck-sack with as much as I can carry - enough for about 3-4 days - and because of agoraphobia and executive deficits, it's already common that I go without food for a day or two because the thought of going shopping is so unbearable sometimes. Like you, I'm already underweight (enough that it's not unusual for people to comment about it and for it to concern my GP). As is so common for autistic people, I also have a pathological aversion to asking anyone for help.

Having groceries delivered isn't an easy option either. It's a huge change from a routine which took a long time to establish, and I feel the need to do it in person just to get at least a little exercise and to maintain at least a modicum of social skills. I get extremely anxious about paying for things on-line and find the supermarket's websites are a maze of bewildering sensory signals (it took me ages to get used to the new format here, and I still find the site perplexing sometimes). Since ordering in bulk is totally impractical, I would also incur delivery charges that would eat into my meagre income, and the shops which offer delivery are far more expensive than where I'd usually shop, too.

Of course, I would do my best to stick to the advice, as my sense of public duty is very strong; but I would almost certainly end up going hungry.

Likewise, I worry about the practicality of quarantining myself. The social aspect isn't so much of a problem for me, as it's pretty much my normal modus operandi, but my executive function deficits and living situation would make the advice extremely difficult to put into practice.

I live in a rented room (thankfully en-suite) in a back-to-back house shared with my landlady who is in a very high risk group due to serious physical disabilities. We have very little storage space to share, neither of us can drive, and both of our families are very distant. The only neighbour we know well is a gent in his 80's who is in just as difficult a position. My landlady has a regular visits from a community nurse, but neither of us gets any support from social services.

Food shopping for me usually involves a half-hour walk to the nearest supermarket (sensory nightmare!) to fill a ruck-sack with as much as I can carry - enough for about 3-4 days - and because of agoraphobia and executive deficits, it's already common that I go without food for a day or two because the thought of going shopping is so unbearable sometimes. Like you, I'm already underweight (enough that it's not unusual for people to comment about it and for it to concern my GP). As is so common for autistic people, I also have a pathological aversion to asking anyone for help.

Having groceries delivered isn't an easy option either. It's a huge change from a routine which took a long time to establish, and I feel the need to do it in person just to get at least a little exercise and to maintain at least a modicum of social skills. I get extremely anxious about paying for things on-line and find the supermarket's websites are a maze of bewildering sensory signals (it took me ages to get used to the new format here, and I still find the site perplexing sometimes). Since ordering in bulk is totally impractical, I would also incur delivery charges that would eat into my meagre income, and the shops which offer delivery are far more expensive than where I'd usually shop, too.

Of course, I would do my best to stick to the advice, as my sense of public duty is very strong; but I would almost certainly end up going hungry.