How are you all dealing with coronavirus and the restrictions many of us have to live

AzulOscuro · Mar 18, 2020 at 04:01 PM

Yes, I hear it. How smart is this lady saying the obvious! It’s supposed she’s the president.
I unluckily had to say the truth sometimes in my work about my anxiety and it made me feel different and weak, even wicked, lol!
Pest. You know.

Break, go to work...and as soon as you see the conditions are not right, tell it with H. R. department.

BreakForTheLight · Mar 18, 2020 at 04:25 PM

HR? They're there to defend the company, not the employees.
And to get to the office I'd already have to go through condtions that aren't right on public transport.

I've just realized the time it is and that I'm still awake and way too worked up to sleep anytime soon. I also haven't set my alarm. Guess I've already made a decision subconsciously.

But on the other hand I also really want to go in and get instructed on how to work from home.
On Monday my team lead was already messaging me when I hadn't sent in my doctor's certificate yet so now I'm a little annoyed I haven't heard anythinf about whether we're still working at the office..... imagine if I took that damn train to find out I've come in for nothing?

AzulOscuro · Mar 18, 2020 at 04:42 PM

Have you talked with your coworkers? Maybe as you were sick-leaving these days, the chiefs of the company didn’t communicate with you. But, anyway, they have not an excuse.

BreakForTheLight · Mar 18, 2020 at 04:50 PM

No, I'm not in touch with any of my coworkers. And they know today was my last day of sick leave and I should be back tomorrow.

Buffy01 · Mar 18, 2020 at 09:37 PM

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I know it’s a hard situation. I’m coping well because I’m not excessive worried since I can be at home and only have to take the doggies out for a while, but I wonder how you are coping.
There have been lots of B$ spread on the social media. I try to only hear about the main news once a day and mainly listen to what experts have to say. I pick up with a grain of salt news from other sources.
I’m in Spain so we are again the “PIGS “of the European Union. The “butt of Europe” as I call it. lol! I know we do things our way, a little late but now people is taking it seriously and we are gonna beat this epidemic.

Also, experts recommend to follow a routine to be busy and avoid focussing too much on this issue. Your inmune system has to be strong so, please, try to dedicate time to enjoyable activities such as reading a book, playing board games, do some new crafts for home, even listen or watch humor.

that is great advice! I wish that had occurred to me. I have family who might have been exposed but neither one of them will listen when I asked then to stay as far a way As possible from me.

AzulOscuro · Mar 19, 2020 at 07:25 AM

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that is great advice! I wish that had occurred to me. I have family who might have been exposed but neither one of them will listen when I asked then to stay as far a way As possible from me.

Wow! People is pretty unconscious. I wonder which world they are living in.
Stay distance from anyone at least 1 mile.
Here, the army and cops were doing an information labour to the public these first days but from now on, everybody is considered responsible of what they can and what they can’t do. So, there are gonna be more strict in imposing fines.

AzulOscuro · Mar 19, 2020 at 07:30 AM

Tomorrow would be my 48 b-day but as things are going I’m gonna request to get a deferment.

rechu · Mar 19, 2020 at 10:25 AM

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It's in my sinuses now (that's where the headache comes from as well), and no fever as far as I can tell, so that does most likely sound like a cold.

Still scary. With how careful everyone is being, it should also be harder to catch a cold yet lots of people are still getting colds or the flu.

I have been feeling congested the last week or so. I've been checking my temperature and it has been normal, so I don't think I have the virus. I tend to get allergies in the fall, so I feel like it's probably that.

The whole thing has me stressed and anxious, I have to say. The country where I live was under state of emergency in October and November due to social unrest. We had curfew, many people were told to work from home. Supermarkets were closed due to looting or only a few people were being let in at a time. Shelves were often empty. We didn't leave the house much for safety reasons. So, that was already a lot to deal with. Protests have still been going on since then. March was particularly bad.

Now they have declared a state of catastrophe. Movement restrictions were just announced to limit travel from more affected to least affected regions.

BreakForTheLight · Mar 19, 2020 at 11:07 AM

Oh wow that sounds scary, rechu! Sending strength your way.

rechu · Mar 19, 2020 at 11:35 AM

@BreakForTheLight Thanks. Today is one day I am not coping at all. My husband does not handle these kinds of situations well at all. He gets really anxious. He took off work until next Monday and now they are saying he will need to find a way to telecommute. Anyways, our spare computer died and I work from home and have a lot to get done. He basically threw a fit and went to try to see if he can take the computer in to get fixed. I know we have been under so much stress these last few months, but he needs to find a better way to channel his emotions.

AzulOscuro · Mar 19, 2020 at 01:27 PM

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I have been feeling congested the last week or so. I've been checking my temperature and it has been normal, so I don't think I have the virus. I tend to get allergies in the fall, so I feel like it's probably that.

The whole thing has me stressed and anxious, I have to say. The country where I live was under state of emergency in October and November due to social unrest. We had curfew, many people were told to work from home. Supermarkets were closed due to looting or only a few people were being let in at a time. Shelves were often empty. We didn't leave the house much for safety reasons. So, that was already a lot to deal with. Protests have still been going on since then. March was particularly bad.

Now they have declared a state of catastrophe. Movement restrictions were just announced to limit travel from more affected to least affected regions.

It must be very hard and stressing. I’m sorry so much.
I didn’t know what to tell you and finally, I wrote this:
Yesterday, they reported here in the news what was happening in your country and it’s very sad. One of the most developed countries in that area.
I prayed so the virus didn’t arrive there, my partner is from a country close to yours and I already knew, this area don’t deserve more difficulties.
Hope there people got to stop the expansion or at least, there was a discovered a cure for sick people. Since it seems the vaccine is gonna still take a long time.

rechu · Mar 19, 2020 at 02:22 PM

Gracias AzulOscuro and also Break for the light.

There is some speculation that our infection numbers are higher than in neighboring countries with larger populations because the health system here is a bit more advanced and has been testing more. Even so, our public health system would not be capable of handling large numbers of patients. It is stressed to the limit in normal times. We've also had a significant influx of immigrants from countries with terrible health systems and many immunocompromised people such as Venezuela and Haiti. Most of those are seen in the public system.

The main positive I see is that we seem to have implemented control measures quite early when compared to many countries. I hope that will help. A relatively small population and centralized government are advantages in our case.

AzulOscuro · Mar 19, 2020 at 04:57 PM

The same hear, our Public Health System is pretty strong and advanced but I think measures were taken a bit late here, taking into account what was happening in our cousin country, Italy. So, we are now in a very bad situation and drastic steps had to be taken.

Sunflower123 · Mar 19, 2020 at 06:16 PM

I’ve been moderately calm but tonight I have high anxiety. I’ve got to go out at 6:00 A.M. to try to find things that are out of stock. I don’t think our country did enough in time to flatten the curve. I’m afraid it will get much worse.

downandlonely · Mar 19, 2020 at 06:25 PM

I don't think the US did enough early enough. They are only now implementing measures which should have been taken months ago. In Houston, they let the rodeo (which attracts thousands of people from all over the world) go for two weeks. They closed it early, but I'm sure lots of germs got spread in that time.

I'm having a hard time working from home because I live alone and am an extrovert. I'm afraid this will trigger a bad depressive episode.

BreakForTheLight · Mar 20, 2020 at 04:25 AM

Today I am feeling very useless. Hiding away at home with my anxiety. While people in hospitals are working so hard and putting themselves at risk.

TishaBuv · Mar 20, 2020 at 04:46 AM

It’s getting real here, as we’re self quarantining. My teenager wants to go out and I won’t let him. He’s not a happy camper. We’re trying to keep busy with him together in the house. This may be a good thing for us, as we hardly interacted before.

I’m not really feeling anxious, which is really strange because I should.

AzulOscuro · Mar 20, 2020 at 06:47 AM

Gonna reply to Jennifer and downandlonely in the same post for obvious reasons.

I also think the same. Your country is making the same mistakes we made before. Many group gatherings were allowed until “a few days ago”.
The last example was the women’s day demonstration on 8th March. Can you believe it? The lack of prevention from our politicians and sanitary authorities.
There will be a moment in the future when all these mistakes will have to be analysed. Because, a pandemia won’t be something so rare in the future.

Jennifer, I understand your anxiety. I sometimes feel myself as breathless and when you think that you have to go out to see if you can guess essential products, it’s even worse.

Down@Lonely, I’m a homebody and I’m going up the walls in this 5th day.
And I suffer a lot for my doggies. Luckily the male is an elderly doggie and he is fine even only sharing with me here at home and my female doggie, who is a street body, is permanent by the window on her bench so at least she has her head out in the fresh air.

AzulOscuro · Mar 20, 2020 at 06:51 AM

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Today I am feeling very useless. Hiding away at home with my anxiety. While people in hospitals are working so hard and putting themselves at risk.

You are also helping by being at home.
The fact that people do very well by staying at home is already a sacrifice and it’s mainly to avoid infecting others in case we have the virus.
I agree with you that we are all fighting late and against the clock but what you are doing is also very important.

AzulOscuro · Mar 20, 2020 at 06:58 AM

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It’s getting real here, as we’re self quarantining. My teenager wants to go out and I won’t let him. He’s not a happy camper. We’re trying to keep busy with him together in the house. This may be a good thing for us, as we hardly interacted before.

I’m not really feeling anxious, which is really strange because I should.

Tisha, one of the most difficult things to do is to keep kids and adolescents at home.
Parents and others caretakers are getting it however and I give them so much credit for this.
My niece for example, he has Asperger’s Syndrome and I know how hard is to keep him focus and calm. My sister and brother-in-law are doing a great job.
Congratulations for what you are doing.

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BreakForTheLight Grand Member Member Since Jan 2015 Location: Europe Posts: 852 9 211 hugs given	Mar 18, 2020 at 04:50 PM #64 No, I'm not in touch with any of my coworkers. And they know today was my last day of sick leave and I should be back tomorrow.

AzulOscuro Grand Magnate Member Since Nov 2014 Location: Spain ( the land of flowers and gladness, lol!) Posts: 3,825 9 1,758 hugs given	Mar 19, 2020 at 07:30 AM #67 Tomorrow would be my 48 b-day but as things are going I’m gonna request to get a deferment. __________________ Social Anxiety and Depression. Cluster C traits. Trying to improve my English. My apologies for errors and mistakes in advance. Mankind is complex: Make deserts blossom and lakes die. ( GIL SCOTT-HERSON)

BreakForTheLight Grand Member Member Since Jan 2015 Location: Europe Posts: 852 9 211 hugs given	Mar 19, 2020 at 11:07 AM #69 Oh wow that sounds scary, rechu! Sending strength your way.

Sunflower123 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jan 2015 Location: USA Posts: 26,543 (SuperPoster!) 9 95k hugs given	Mar 19, 2020 at 06:16 PM #74 I’ve been moderately calm but tonight I have high anxiety. I’ve got to go out at 6:00 A.M. to try to find things that are out of stock. I don’t think our country did enough in time to flatten the curve. I’m afraid it will get much worse.

BreakForTheLight Grand Member Member Since Jan 2015 Location: Europe Posts: 852 9 211 hugs given	Mar 20, 2020 at 04:25 AM #76 Today I am feeling very useless. Hiding away at home with my anxiety. While people in hospitals are working so hard and putting themselves at risk.