Covid Burnout

[:~:Sarapha:~:]

I'll preface by saying that myself and my family are still taking all precautions, and we are taking this virus very seriously. I'm midway through pregnancy, and can't get vaccinated until at least 6 weeks after birth because of a blood clotting disorder. I also have two young children too young to be vaccinated. I also do not watch the news, read the newspapers, or follow anyone on social media that talks about the virus (among other topics)

But guys. I'm so burned out. So burned out at how long is gone on, dealing with what feels like never-ending stress. Dealing with people just up and deciding they're bored of the virus, so it must have gone away. Burned out over it just seeming to get worse and worse. Burned out because there doesn't seem to be an end to the tunnel. We're in a circle tunnel, guys.

I miss people, I miss family, I miss leaving my house without being anxious. My kids miss their friends. They miss school. I miss having moments to myself. It's been a grueling 18-19 months, and I'm just so burned out.

[HoudiniDerek]

I think this is a natural reaction, even for the more introverted people. My wife loves the hermit life, but even she has a need to socialize at times. We have three kids too young to be vaccinated and two that are immunocompromised. We put away the masks and such initially, but when Delta reared its ugly head, we broke everything back out. It's tough for us too because we live in a state that doesn't really care about vaccines, makes laws against mask mandates in schools, etc. I think part of the burnout isn't so much the activities that we have to get used to and the like, but it's the added political mongering that makes it so much worse that we are STILL fighting this.

[Ayen]

Everybody wants the COVID to be over. The fact we've gone through a one year anniversary of when this whole ordeal started explains the whole story. I've never seen one virus has this much of an effect not just on the country, but the world at large. There are large crowds of people going to sporting events or concerts, but some of us can't even leave our homes. The nursing facility I'm at now isn't allowing anyone to check out and aren't allowing visitors because staff keeps testing positive for the COVID.

If I wasn't already used to staying in doors most days I probably would've gone crazy by now.

[sharon]

Aug 18, 2021 7:16:35 GMT -8 :~:Sarapha:~: said:

I'll preface by saying that myself and my family are still taking all precautions, and we are taking this virus very seriously. I'm midway through pregnancy, and can't get vaccinated until at least 6 weeks after birth because of a blood clotting disorder. I also have two young children too young to be vaccinated. I also do not watch the news, read the newspapers, or follow anyone on social media that talks about the virus (among other topics)

But guys. I'm so burned out. So burned out at how long is gone on, dealing with what feels like never-ending stress. Dealing with people just up and deciding they're bored of the virus, so it must have gone away. Burned out over it just seeming to get worse and worse. Burned out because there doesn't seem to be an end to the tunnel. We're in a circle tunnel, guys.

I miss people, I miss family, I miss leaving my house without being anxious. My kids miss their friends. They miss school. I miss having moments to myself. It's been a grueling 18-19 months, and I'm just so burned out.

Firstly, congratulations with your growing family! Thank you for sharing your vulnerability and this topic I know we can all relate to in some shape or form. I loved being pregnant but it was not during a pandemic. I imagine that it’s so hard not being able to share your pregnancy with all of those that you love due to the social limitation this virus has bestowed upon us. You’ve got this momma 💪

[Nscalerr]

Sends a big warm friendly hug, we will get through this. Remember if you need to talk, we are here for you.

That goes for anyone wanting someone to chat too.

[Shady]

I’ve almost replied to this post a couple of times but it’s hard to put into words how I’ve felt this year. I worked throughout the lockdowns in healthcare, and the pressures at work (I’m involved in covid testing) have been immense. There have been times where I’ve come home in tears, because on top of the work pressures I really struggled with being apart from my family for so long. Most of my lot live around an hour a half drive/train journey away, but during the restrictions they may as well have been on the moon. My husband and I aren’t the most social in the world, but we missed our more social hobbies, and generally just going to other places.

Things aren’t normal yet and I know we’ll have a bad winter, but honestly what we have now is still a huge relief. I’ve been to my family’s hometown a few times now, we have friends and family stay over, we’re back to (mostly) normal socialising…although we only go to places we know won’t be that busy. Like others have said, I find it very stressful that there are people assuming it’s totally over and not taking it at all seriously. Mask use has dropped massively since it’s not been a legal obligation and I know not everyone follows isolation rules. I know that I’ve followed everything to the letter and will continue to do so though, and that gives me some sense of control of the situation. I wear masks in shops, whenever I’m not seated in pubs, on public transport and it’s still mandatory at work. I do lateral flow tests twice a week, and I still hand sanitise frequently when I’m out.

[Nscalerr]

Sends a big hug to Shady. Thankyou for everything you are doing to help the rest of us stay safe. It is nice to see you wear a mask even when you don't need to. One day you will get to see your family again, hang in there, we are here if you need someone to talk to.

[Shady]

Aug 30, 2021 6:25:31 GMT -8 Nscalerr said:

Sends a big hug to Shady . Thankyou for everything you are doing to help the rest of us stay safe. It is nice to see you wear a mask even when you don't need to. One day you will get to see your family again, hang in there, we are here if you need someone to talk to.

Thanks. I have seen them plenty now as we’re not in lockdown. Life is as close to normal as it has been since last March in the UK now.

[wildmaven]

Being unemployed during the pandemic has been very hard on me. I need to feel productive and helpful, so sitting around all day long is very frustrating. Basically, the only person I talk to is my husband, so I'm sure I drive him crazy when he gets home from work.

[:~:Sarapha:~:]

Sept 2, 2021 15:55:23 GMT -8 wildmaven said:

Being unemployed during the pandemic has been very hard on me. I need to feel productive and helpful, so sitting around all day long is very frustrating. Basically, the only person I talk to is my husband, so I'm sure I drive him crazy when he gets home from work.

This is me, but with the addition of my two little ones. Hyperemesis gravidarum has exacerbated the issue, because I'm now also too weak and sick to do anything, so now I've got the added complication of watching the clutter and missed chores pile up around me.

[BEAST]

I've also written a reply a few times and will write a longer reply when I feel this is finally over.
In the meantime all I can say is to those struggling, is to stay strong and keep a healthy mind and body.

[Artemis]

I'm definitely feeling the burnout now, especially because I was feeling so good that we were finally coming out of it, or at least getting better... and now we have the mutation and things are shutting down again and I'm starting to feel like we're just in the beginning of something that will go on for much longer. I hope my pessimism is unfounded.

[:~:Sarapha:~:]

Sept 3, 2021 21:43:10 GMT -8 Artemis said:

I'm definitely feeling the burnout now, especially because I was feeling so good that we were finally coming out of it, or at least getting better... and now we have the mutation and things are shutting down again and I'm starting to feel like we're just in the beginning of something that will go on for much longer. I hope my pessimism is unfounded.

This is also me exactly. We did everything right, the only person to leave the house regularly was my husband for work. He always wore a mask, sanitized his hands constantly, stayed far from people and took his lunch outside to distance from people. He got his vaccine as soon as it became available, then it was just a waiting game on myself and the kids getting ours. But now there's variants that infect vaccinated people and vaccinated people can still spread it and I feel like all of that hope that we were getting closer to the light at the end of the tunnel just popped like a balloon.

[📚 Dianne 📚]

I have to look at it this way, or I'll go nuts: that this is really no different from our yearly flu. The "regular" flu has variants requiring us to get shots every year. So instead of one flu shot, I'll just be getting 2. I'm just at that stage that if we have another 'lockdown,' I may actually lose my dookie.