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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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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