Is anyone else starting to go f**king insane?

Gruffalux

jimgoose wrote: »

Some days are like a wet Tuesday in Buttevant with no money. Having said that, the whole lockdown scene is great for keeping on top of the laundry, developing cooking skills, catching up on odd-jobs around the place and embracing my inner anti-social bastard. It turns out I'm quite good at it.

I learned a new term yesterday - age related social selectivity. Apparently even apes do it, narrowing down the pool of close contacts as they grow older. It's a bit of a mouthful but sounds nicer than misanthrope.

jimgoose

Gruffalux wrote: »

I learned a new term yesterday - age related social selectivity. Apparently even apes do it, narrowing down the pool of close contacts as they grow older. It's a bit of a mouthful but sounds nicer than misanthrope.

It certainly is true that as I get older my tolerance of bullshit, stupidity and inane yapping is dropping like a stone.

cherryghost

Strumms wrote: »

Great post, routine has been key for me too....

I’m not THAT routined but generally...

8.45 - get up / shower / breakfast

9.30 - email / news / boards / watch some TV

11.00 - online exercise class

12.00 - shower / change

12.30 - make lunch / eat lunch / cleanup

14.00 - TV / boards / internet

15.00 - guitar ( trying to write a melody a day for 10 days no matter how crap )

16.00 - TV / boards / internet

17.00 - walk in nearby park

18.00 - make dinner / eat dinner / cleanup

19.30 - TV / Netflix / boards / Facebook

22.00 - guitar / ps4

0.00 - bed / iPad - boards / Facebook / tv

2.30 - sLeEp

Some days I’m out shopping but that’s the general gist.

Borgo

I don't find it too bad although im still working as normal through it. We all have our bad days. I try get a few walks in most days with the other half. Get into something, I like watching live sport at the min maybe have a beer or two if Im off work or on the late shift the the next day, I'm looking forward to the football later. I also never thought I would be a netflix person but I'm even getting into a few crime documentaries. Music can help change your mood, bit of cooking even, do something with the family. Switch off and try not to watch the News, Prime Time or The Tonight Show if the news gets you down, there's literally no need to watch that stuff every single day. Just keep the mind going, there is always something for you to do even when you don't think there is.

jill_valentine

It's a fairly surreal experience, because what's getting in on me is completely the opposite to everyone else, so it feels like I'm experiencing 2020 in a parallel dimension. I've never been busier or more socially overwhelmed and it's taking a huge toll on me that feels exacerbated a bit because none of my friends are in the same situation. So they're moaning about being at a loose end or not having spoken to anyone for a few hours, and even though I know rationally that must be hard, all I can think is how much I'd kill for that rn. It's making me a bit bitter and resentful about it, and I know that's not fair.

Halenvaneddie

It’s a bit like ww1 at this stage. At the beginning we embraced lockdown,ah sure it will all be over by Christmas

is_that_so

gozunda wrote: »

Can't knit either

Easy enough although I always found getting the tension right was quite a challenge.


There's that Norwegian slow TV!
https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/knitting-real-time/

topper75

Halenvaneddie wrote: »

It’s a bit like ww1 at this stage. At the beginning we embraced lockdown,ah sure it will all be over by Christmas

OK, well, if so let's harness our previous learnings.

So we just need to get the virus into a railway carriage to get it to sign a contract to pay us billions in damages?

radiata

Strumms wrote: »

Great post, routine has been key for me too....

I’m not THAT routined but generally...

8.45 - get up / shower / breakfast

9.30 - email / news / boards / watch some TV

11.00 - online exercise class

12.00 - shower / change

12.30 - make lunch / eat lunch / cleanup

14.00 - TV / boards / internet

15.00 - guitar ( trying to write a melody a day for 10 days no matter how crap )

16.00 - TV / boards / internet

17.00 - walk in nearby park

18.00 - make dinner / eat dinner / cleanup

19.30 - TV / Netflix / boards / Facebook

22.00 - guitar / ps4

0.00 - bed / iPad - boards / Facebook / tv

2.30 - sLeEp

Some days I’m out shopping but that’s the general gist.

I'd go insane with a day like that! Couldn't look at a screen for that long

victor8600

Deleted User wrote: »

.....- what happens if another more-deadly child-killing virus emerges in the near future for example and we have used up all our resources on this far less serious pandemic.

I would be more optimistic. We have tried out some techniques and procedures for dealing with a future pandemic, so we can fight it better.

To the topic: Personally, I got very jittery and anxious during February/March, I suppose the general stress combined with the gloomy news pushed me over the edge into panic attacks. I had to take a week off work and had some psychological counselling. Tried drugs (SSRI) as well, but that was not for me. This time around, I am just annoyed by the lockdown, but it does not make me crazy anymore.

RebelButtMunch

When I'm working from home, I try to get out for 11am/3pm walks. I take my lunch away from the computer. I login at 9 and logoff at 5:30

I try not to check emails in the evening, mostly unsuccessfully.

When I'm on a day off or during the weekend, I try to spend long times outside the house. Taking my time, sitting down on a bench. Bring a book, a flask of tea etc. No rush to get back home.

Halenvaneddie

topper75 wrote: »

OK, well, if so let's harness our previous learnings.

So we just need to get the virus into a railway carriage to get it to sign a contract to pay us billions in damages?

I think that will be China’s baby

I'm not one for routine or rigidity at all. The days I'm not working are a blank canvas. In the past I would have had plans to go such a place or meet someone but that would be the extent.
I get up and go to bed when I choose, if I feel like a walk I'll take it, if I want to watch films all day I will. There is no "I really should" in my life.

Maybe more of a routine would be helpful for me now though. I know its hugely beneficial to others. It gives a sense of certainty and there is such comfort in that.

Odyssey 2005

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And who knows where this pandemic will end. I would worry about the amount of resources the entire world is using up to tide us over this period - what happens if another more-deadly child-killing virus emerges in the near future for example and we have used up all our resources on this far less serious pandemic.

That didn't take long.... unfortunately

Graces7

barney shamrock wrote: »

I'm sort of lucky I suppose as I don't go to pubs or clubs so not really missing out on anything there.

I do most of my shopping online (books, vinyl, ebay etc) so that also hasn't really been affected.
I've been able to carry on working, so my daily routine is much the same apart from wearing a mask etc.

No staff Christmas party to "look forward" to this year as well, which is a bonus in my book!

I actually consider myself to be fairly unattractive (my wife disagrees!) so I'm happy enough wearing a mask as a lot of people seem to have lovely eyes when that's all you can see!

Apart from my immediate family, I don't like greeting/kissing/hugging etc so I'm not feeling any great physical contact loss there, as some people are.

I do miss going to restaurants, gigs and cinema though and not being able to go abroad on a nice Italian city break is disappointing.

I suppose you could say this virus has been easier to deal with for those of an introverted nature?

And the more adaptable maybe?

Graces7

gozunda wrote: »

Can't knit either

Oh you poor thing! lol... I cannot imagine a life without knitting!

biko

The last lockdown put in place processes how my circle of friends and family socialise.
So once this one came into effect we were all ready and could just revert to the Zooms, phone calls, meeting outside in car parks etc.

It's works pretty well, for us. It's not the same but it's not forever.

Graces7

Gruffalux wrote: »

I learned a new term yesterday - age related social selectivity. Apparently even apes do it, narrowing down the pool of close contacts as they grow older. It's a bit of a mouthful but sounds nicer than misanthrope.

We old wans get tired more easily is all that is; mot misanthropic at all..;)

Graces7

is_that_so wrote: »

Easy enough although I always found getting the tension right was quite a challenge.


There's that Norwegian slow TV!
https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/knitting-real-time/

They do that in Shetland; it is called " back to back"

Knitting for me is as natural as breathing and I am lost without it..

Foweva Awone

I've struggled with mental illness all my life, particularly since becoming a mother six years ago. But my mental health has been more stable these past few months than ever before!

I think what's stood to me is that I spent soooo much time in hospitals and treatment centres in recent years. I'm well used to sitting with myself without distractions. This lockdown, I still have so much more freedom than I ever did when I was stuck in those places.

I thought working from home would be horribly isolating, but in fact it suits me down to the ground. It probably helps that I only work half days, I have the rest of the day to do what I want.

I've taken up jogging three days a week, something I didn't have the time or the energy to do before. I'm reading a lot more than I used to too. I've made a huge effort with self-care this year, massages and pedicures and what have ya... Obviously all on hold for the moment, but something to look forward to again when everything reopens.

I'm an introvert, but I'm in regular contact with several friends and family members. Even though I obviously amn't seeing much of anyone, I don't feel isolated or disconnected. If anything, I think most people are making a bigger effort to stay in touch with loved ones at the moment.

Honestly I think it would be lovely to have a six-week national lock-down this time every year, give us all some peace and quiet before the madness of Christmas. I'm very well aware I'd be in a very small minority there though!!

To those struggling, your feelings are totally normal and valid. Be kind to yourself, and don't judge yourself by what others or doing (or, more accurately, by the facade that others present on social media.) Try to take small steps to feel better about yourself, whether it's getting out of bed or making yourself a nutritious meal or phoning a friend or whatever - give yourself credit for what you achieve each day, no matter how big or small your achievements are. Take things a day at a time, an hour or a minute at a time if needs be. This isn't forever.

IAMAMORON

Not great since the clocks went back , but I get like that every year.

Probably start gorging on Monkey nuts soon enough, that worked last year.

Be good to yourself everyone, you deserve it.

global23214124

gozunda wrote: »

Apparently you can still hire private jets ...I hear Hawaii has reopened for holidaymakers.

Don't forget to tip me if you win

A US friend of mine ****ed off their for two months as was fed up of living by himself with everyone going about with no restrictons. Has to quarantine upon arrival and worked weird hours but enjoyed the beach all the same.

IAMAMORON

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Not great since the clocks went back , but I get like that every year.

Probably start gorging on Monkey nuts soon enough, that worked last year.

Be good to yourself everyone, you deserve it.

I discovered that there’s a roasted version of these last week. Game changer.

sabat

I randomly struck up a conversation with a woman on the street in town a few days ago. She was as normal as they come- mid twenties, middle class, well dressed etc and the conversation was just as you'd expect (she was foreign and asking for information.) Then the talk turned to covid19 and I was genuinely disturbed by what she said-she had fled her own 1st world English speaking country for the UK because she was so scared of the virus and then fled London for Dublin because she was terrified of the anti lockdown and mask protests. She literally went from 100% normal to crying hysterically in a second.
I'm just so livid about what's been done to people-this is state sanctioned psychological torture, a crime against humanity, and those responsible are going to have to pay for this.

Treedays

sabat wrote: »

I'm just so livid about what's been done to people-this is state sanctioned psychological torture, a crime against humanity, and those responsible are going to have to pay for this.

The families of 1 million+ people who this virus has already killed might disagree with you there.

gozunda

sabat wrote: »

I randomly struck up a conversation with a woman on the street in town a few days ago. She was as normal as they come- mid twenties, middle class, well dressed etc and the conversation was just as you'd expect (she was foreign and asking for information.) Then the talk turned to covid19 and I was genuinely disturbed by what she said-she had fled her own 1st world English speaking country for the UK because she was so scared of the virus and then fled London for Dublin because she was terrified of the anti lockdown and mask protests. She literally went from 100% normal to crying hysterically in a second.
I'm just so livid about what's been done to people-this is state sanctioned psychological torture, a crime against humanity, and those responsible are going to have to pay for this.

So she went from her home country to the UK to here and all during a Pandemic?

Well tbf the state isn't responsible for 'anti lockdown and mask protests' in another jurisdiction. From your account she seems more scared of them than covid. Sounds a bit of a case there...

Church on Tuesday

gozunda wrote: »

So she went from her home country to the UK to here and all during a Pandemic?

Well tbf the state isn't responsible for 'anti lockdown and mask protests' in another jurisdiction. From your account she seems more scared of them than covid. Sounds a bit of a case there...

She sounds like an irresponsible clown to me.

Kimbot

sabat wrote: »

Take your new account and **** off.

sabat wrote: »

Go **** yourself.

MOD Well now, thats not how we talk to each other around here.... cop on or bans will be handed out.

jill_valentine

jill_valentine wrote: »

Would be bearable if I lived alone, I think. I've been working straight through, flatmate is off on the PUP. I need peace and quiet when I get home from another mental day, he just can't grasp that and is desperate for a full on chat the second I get home until I go to bed.

I feel like I don't have any downtime at all.

LOL that's normally the traditional man's complaint

Treedays

Treedays wrote: »

The families of 1 million+ people who this virus has already killed might disagree with you there.

Most of them very old and frail and not long for this world. Meanwhile thousands of undiagnosed cancers and other diseases are killing and going to kill people with young families. Very sad.

I'm definitely going insane.

LilacNails

Any f'in day now.

theguzman

Changing the clocks this year was the most despicable thing the Government could have done. It is absolutely horrendous and I am struggling with this.

sabat

Kimbot wrote: »

MOD Well now, thats not how we talk to each other around here.... cop on or bans will be handed out.

Really? After all the horrific scenes we've witnessed in the country this last week, which is only a sneak preview of the horror to come, you're allowing posters denigrate those suffering mentally or pretend it isn't happening?

I've been taking vitamin D supplements for a few weeks and my mood/fatigue has really improved.

wally1990

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I've been taking vitamin D supplements for a few weeks and my mood/fatigue has really improved.

Thanks, good reminder.

Gonna pick them up this evening

ShatterAlan

JayZeus wrote: »

Welcome to the 1950’s.

Is there anything to be said for another mass?

Oh, yeah, forgot about that - no mass. So a little less insane overall. It’s like a better version of 1950’s Ireland.

Could you not meet your friends for a pint in the 1950's?
Could you not go to your job in the 1950's?
Could you not go to a hurling or football match in the 1950's?

Tommybojangles

Hope it doesn't sound like I'm on a wind up but the last 2 weeks have been a breeze for me mainly due to the fact that there's sports to look forward to every weekend. Went out for pucks with herself on Monday, called the ould lad for an hour yesterday to chat about Galway V. Wexford, have listened to every buildup and review podcast. I got sick of zoom chats and quizzes after a week in March but I'll be ZOoming family and friends all day Saturday, and I'm more excited for the six nations this year than I have been since I was a teenager. I can definitely see how this one could be worse for a lot of people but the difference for me has been unreal.

Necro

sabat wrote: »

Really? After all the horrific scenes we've witnessed in the country this last week, which is only a sneak preview of the horror to come, you're allowing posters denigrate those suffering mentally or pretend it isn't happening?

Mod:

Don't post in this thread again. If you have any issues with a mod action please PM us, do not argue on the thread and derail it.

GoneHome

ballyargus wrote: »

No. I don't mind it a pin. Not seeing family is irritating but otherwise I can now work remotely, I save money, exercise, sleep longer and am now productive in work. I realise I'm lucky to have this situation as there are many who don't. I'll engaging in a lot less "social" activities if things ever go back to normal

+1 on this, I could have written it myself, didn't realise how much of a rat race we were in until the lockdown and restrictions were put in place. Loving the slower pace of life, working from home, saving money, eating better, exercising more, catching up on reading, enjoying the simple things in life.

boardise

emo72 wrote: »

Polishing my glock. Going full postal soon.

You play the Glockenspiel ?...wow...cool.

Lia_lia

I’m working full time and have a 16 month old. So thankfully kept busy. I can understand how other people are going mad though. It’s the fact that there is no end in sight. It’s mad thinking of the things you took for granted a year ago!

De Danann

During first lockdown I drank and ate way too much and gained a full stone. When gyms reopened, I completely changed my diet and stopped drinking, went weight training five days a week after work. Got to the fittest I've ever been (saw my abs for the first time in my life!). Now they're closed again and the only routine I have is work, eat, sleep, repeat, it's agitating.

I know people will advise I take up hobbies or go walking but to be perfectly honest, I just do not have the motivation/enthusiasm for anything like that. I don't want to go wander around by myself in the dark and the cold. I can't even focus on a TV series on Netflix right now let alone picking up a hobby.

I know I am lucky that my family is healthy and safe, that I have a job. But I'm still allowed be annoyed and rant about how crap this feels!

Church on Tuesday

The thing with a situation like this is that perspective is extremely important.

It could be a lot lot worse than it already is; in all honesty we have it pretty good.

No doubt people will appreciate things more when this pandemic comes to a close which of course it eventually will.

I might get some heat for this but if it hardens up some people who have never had a hard day in their life and then stop taking health, family and a good quality of life for total granted, then all the better, the only way out is through.

Keep busy, stick to a routine and don't fall into bad habits. Check in with the people you care about.

Hyperbollix

Coping quite well. A natural introvert with a small circle of friends, I've been practicing social isolation most of my life. The slower pace and the lack of engagements suited me grand back in March and I'm still feeling the same way about it now. I can appreciate for those that are energized by a busy schedule and juggling lots of people in their lives, this must be hell.

ShatterAlan

Grant Stevens wrote: »

Said to my wife the other evening, 'I pity anyone who wins the lotto!'.

.. Imagine. A few million quid, nowhere to go and virtually nothing to spend your money on, unless the post man brings it!!! We wouldn't even be able to travel up to HQ to collect the cheque!

You're not in a concentration camp or solitary confinement.


You win the lotto then move to Sweden where everything is open.


Or some exotic place like Vietnam that has barely been affected.

Rezident

Padre_Pio wrote: »

This lockdown feels completely different to the March lockdown. Back then we had the novelty of working from home, the days were getting longer, spending time outdoors, getting more quality time. It was weird, but weirdness was a change.

This last week has been completely different though, especially with the clocks changing. Dark when I start work, dark when I finish. Went for a walk around town and its crazy to see everywhere shut by 7pm. Went to meet a friend for coffee and ended up sitting in the car with the heater on. I'd usually go for a run straight after work, but now I'm running at night in the cold. We're 6 months into this now with no end in sight. I'm actually going insane looking at the same four walls every day, counting the end of every day when I closing my bedroom curtains.

How are the rest of ye coping with this?

It's human nature, while we are actually quite good at coping with one shock, a series of repeated shocks will cause many of us to shatter. While it may feel different this time, it's not really that much different, it's just another lockdown but the goodwill and novelty from the first one are gone. I prefer working form home to commuting to an office every day.


Sure you could go insane, or drink yourself into oblivion, or you could read those books you always meant to read but never got around to (e.g. just finished the Gulag Archipeligo, by Solzhenitsyn), never would have read that normally, and I am eating slightly better and re-watching great comedies (like Peep Show).



OK I am on my second Guinness of the day on wednesday (after having one with lunch) but f**k it, don't forget the smiley face

ShatterAlan

Tommybojangles wrote: »

Hope it doesn't sound like I'm on a wind up but the last 2 weeks have been a breeze for me mainly due to the fact that there's sports to look forward to every weekend. Went out for pucks with herself on Monday, called the ould lad for an hour yesterday to chat about Galway V. Wexford, have listened to every buildup and review podcast. I got sick of zoom chats and quizzes after a week in March but I'll be ZOoming family and friends all day Saturday, and I'm more excited for the six nations this year than I have been since I was a teenager. I can definitely see how this one could be worse for a lot of people but the difference for me has been unreal.

How can you watch a match that's played in an empty stadium? I can't.

ShatterAlan

On top of everything something happened between a friend of mine and I and now she's not talking to me. The only thing that got me through the day was the thought of her coming over for a bit of food and some TV and now I fear i've lost that as well and it's my fault.



I think this is the worst despair I've ever felt

I'm WFH and have a small baby, a child who has come into close contact with not very many people in his short life and I wonder how that will affect his development. It's been a combination of our new little family being in it's own bubble, and gnawing isolation. I just try to accept it all, it is what it is and I don't exactly have the option to live any other way. I would be lost if I couldn't get out for a run or a walk with the dogs and the OH, it seems to be my personal key to staying sane.

2020 can F right off though, should have been our happiest and has been our most stressed.