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Scared about the heat

Singsong

Is anyone else worried about Monday and Tuesday? There's a weather warning in place here. It could get to 36-degrees here on Monday! I know it'll be hotter elsewhere but this is still a lot of heat to endure. I'm so scared. I don't want to be ill. Do you think it's likely I'll be ill in this heat? I'm going to try and keep hydrated and stay in, hopefully I'll be ok, but it's still scary. Don't want to end up ill and in hospital.

  • It is a bit scary how extreme some of the wording is in the warnings, do you live in an area that’s under red alert? The best thing you can do if you can is stay indoors and keep well hydrated. Keep curtains shut and also shut the windows if it’s hotter outdoors than in. When they say about even healthy people being at risk it is likely aimed at those working outdoors or stuck in traffic jams etc with inadequate hydration/cooling. Also I think the risk of drowning in open water is included as lots of people will go swimming in dangerous places to cool down. 

  • in reply to Singsong

    Thanks for the reminder about the fan, working from home so that could be handy too.

  • in reply to Homebird

    Thanks! Yes this was helpful and I hope you're ok and coping well with it all.

    I'm going to drink water as much as possible and I'll probably stay in my room in front of the fan and watch movies all day to keep me busy and hopefully make the day fly by. I know it's hot again Tuesday but it'll be cooler than Monday.

    I hope you're ok. It's a good idea to focus on Wednesday when it's much cooler, I'm going to try and do that as well.

  • It is hard to think about, especially as we have not experienced it before. The recommendation is to let as much cold air in now as possible and be prepared with plenty of water to drink and keep skin cool.

    I am trying to focus on the fact it will be cooler on Wednesday and looking forward to that. This is something I have recently started doing when I have something difficult to face. It has helped me cope with worrying things. Hope this might be helpful.