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Pessimism from coronavirus

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Coronavirus is affecting the population at such a huge impact. Countries including the UK are struggling to fight the pandemic and I am upset as a result of the lockdown and restrictive measures meaning that the way of life that we took for granted prior to the outbreak will disappear for all eternity. I have feared that lockdown measures and social distancing could last forever and the world economy could crash meaning poverty will be widespread across the globe and we will be living with the coronavirus as an endemic as I am worried there will be no cure for this new disease. We could be saying goodbye to pubs and travelling as a result of the pandemic. I am autistic and have suffered depression as a result from bad news as I have had such high expectations in life.

  • The social side (on a wider scale- going out shopping, for meals) doesn't bother me. I was mostly housebound anyway other than managing to take my dog out myself. Luckily I live in a more rural area so have lots of fields/parks nearby within scootering (mobility scooter) distance. I go out really early over summer to get the mental health benefits of being out in nature without the stress of people.

    I don't have kids that need educating or a partner constantly in my personal space due to lockdown thankfully!.. I do miss seeing immediate family members though just for the routine stuff of seeing someone for their birthday or mine. I've never had to spend a birthday alone but this years look like it will be in lockdown. I'm trying to plan an alternate birthday routine so it's not so distressing.

    Don't have older parents to worry about but sibling is a keyworker still having to go out to work so I worry they will catch it as they kinda deal with all the stuff I wouldn't know how to deal with.

    If I have a fear its that they may catch it and die or I might get symptoms so severe I'll have to make the decision to either call an ambulance and be separated from my dog (we've never been separated) or stay at home and hope I don't die from it leaving him with a dead body.

  • As long as you, yourself is healthy, then what's the worry?

    Pubs? To me pubs mean free WiFi, free toilets and the occasional bar meal.  I'm incapable of socialising and drinking in them.

    The economy,  a booming economy doesn't really benefit me.  I'm virtually unemployable due to my behavioral problems, even at the best of times.

    Depression,  the solution is to stop watching and listening to all the lunatic and false news.  I suffer from bouts of depression with no obvious causes.

    I never had high expectations of life.

    One piece of advice I was given a long time ago is that in life,  we only need a comfortable bed and a good pair of shoes, because if you're not in one you're in the other.

    Good health to everyone here.

  • in reply to DuckBread

    now about to google the happy newspaper, thank you duck bread. It sounds like my kind of thing 

  • I understand completely how you're feeling. My emotions have been up and down since this started and the last 24 hours have been pretty awful. I've tried to focus on positives but it's really difficult.

    I'm not always good at identifying emotions, but I think what I've been feeling is fear, or maybe dread. The outside world can be a pretty hostile place for us, and the massive changes make it feel more hostile, with people keeping their distance and some wearing masks, which are associated with bad stuff - doctors or bank robbers. Then there's the uncertainty about everything - what's "essential"? When will it end? What changes might be coming? What will our lives be like long term?

    I've also thought how it feels very post-apocolyptic in my town centre with the empty streets and electronic message boards portraying "public service," messages about staying home - that sort of thing is fine in books, movies & video games, when you are in control and can go back to normal life whenever you like, but at the moment everything is out of our control. It feels unreal, like it's not real life.

    I don't know the answer, but hopefully you might take some comfort in the fact you're not alone. I'm going to try to stop obsessively looking at hysterical news headlines and focus as much as possible on escaping into books, TV, games etc. Hope things get better for you.

  • in reply to Anthony

    I was just trying to think of some advice and Anthony's put it really well. To add to the bit about good news, a friend bought me 'The Happy Newspaper' when I was feeling very low, and I did find it was nice to go and look at when I was struggling.

    I think the best we can do at the moment is just focus on the things we can control (e.g. following government advice) and take care of ourselves as best we can.

  • Whilst I can’t offer any reassurances as such about the outcome of coronavirus (because I don’t like trading in anything but fact) what I can say is that no matter how dire the global situation gets there are always positives and bits of hood news, and sometimes the best thing to do is cling to those positives and let them fuel you. If you are feeling low and would like a chat just drop me a message, in happy to try and help :)