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Coronavirus and your wellbeing
Adrian_Scope
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It feels a bit like there's no escaping Coronavirus-related news at the moment and it's understandable many of us are feeling worried, whether about the virus itself, having to isolate, or just having to find loo roll!
In this confusing time, Mind have put together some ideas to help with wellbeing.
In this confusing time, Mind have put together some ideas to help with wellbeing.
This information is to help you cope if:
- you’re feeling anxious or worried about Coronavirus
- you’re asked to stay at home or avoid public places, for example if your employer asks you to work from home
- you have to self-isolate. This means you avoid contact with other people and follow strict hygiene rules. The NHS has advice about self-isolation in English and advice about self-isolation in Welsh. For how long to self-isolate, see the current government advice in English or the current government advice in Welsh.
And it covers:
- Plan for staying at home or indoors
- Take care of your mental health and wellbeing
- Checklist: are you ready to stay at home for two weeks?
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Scope community team
I'm sorry to read that. I hope you get to head back home sooner rather than later. How are you feeling about everything that's going on?
Scope
I'm definitely not coping well mentally. Will look at the article. Thank you
Scope community team
Some supermarkets (Iceland/Sainsbury’s) are doing an hour or 2 for vulnerable/elderly people so they can buy essentials. There are also some local organisations who are coordinating volunteers to get food to people who are unable to go to supermarkets. Do you use Facebook at all? There are lots of local help groups popping up on there.
Scope
Yes, I've joined a local group.
I’m really worried about you having no water and not being able to access food and stuff. 😟 Shops are starting to catch back up with demand so you may have more luck now. Where abouts in the country are you? I’d be happy to try and look up support in your area. These are scary times.
Please let know know you're okay.
You aren’t alone xx
Thank you for your concern @Hart86.
I have been declared "Housebound" for 2 years (I know others have been so longer than me) and until the last 2 weeks ago no one gave a flying wotsit about being stuck indoors. Now, suddenly, it's a major problem that needs solving!
The situation regarding food is utterly and totally pathetic. I have to make special arrangements to get deliveries within 3 or 4 weeks and even then it would be left outside my front door. I cannot manage to pick it up, let alone carry it through to the kitchen and put it away. I have no choice but to overmedicate to control the pain in order to go and get small amounts I can manage just to keep going. Fortunately I don't eat much anyway because my home situation is so bad. However, the smaller stores that were not being hit hard by the stupid idiots hoarding are now getting hammered too and so it will get worse and worse. I have suffered very heavily for pushing myself thus especially in the face of stupid and idiotic doctors that will not medicate me properly in order just to cope indoors. I have also noticed the homeless, who were supposedly going to be housed temporarily, are now gathering around food stores staying very close together and back to begging now that the city and town centers are empty and closed.
Now I am going to be controversial, so I will explain first. Covid-19 is not genetically related to influenza as it's more closely related to SARS and a few others. However, despite the fact that it is supposedly more dangerous the death toll from Covid is (so far) less than last years influenza strain which claimed the lives of 56,000 Americans and around 150,000 world-wide. The death toll from Covid is around 3,000 in the UK and is showing signs of slowing fast. In fact in Italy (where they were hit harder than us) around 10-15% of the deaths were related to insufficient facilities within the health system rather than the virus its per se as almost every western country has been cutting back on health services and now people suffer because of it.
I would like to point out also that, like almost every virus variant, the best defense to the next strain is to get and survive the previous one as each iteration is almost always stronger than the last. Research has never managed to produce any new anti-biotics in the last 50 years so we are left with the original 6 all of which people are becoming too used to, having had it thrown at them over and over to deal with more minor complaints. Any new "cure" will involve using survivors blood/plasma to generate a milder form which will help build up the immune system of any that do not get it. Social distancing does precisely 2 things.... it reduces strain on the health services which have no chance of coping with outbreaks any more and secondly it helps frighten people into complying in order to save the government the cost of dealing with such an outbreak. Coping with a dangerous virus with immunity from a mild one is only just so effective as the influenza numbers show and yet no one is ever concerned about "getting the flu" very much.
I fully expect now to have people complaining that risking death is not for them. The hypocrisy of that is so ridiculous when so many of the most fearful are probably the same group calling for dealing with overpopulation and immigration. Keep the numbers down but don't risk me or mine. Pathetic!!!!
As for "keeping in touch" using the internet....... it is painfully obvious that the ISP's are totally unprepared for the current usage and the constant disconnections and drop-outs are becoming abysmally predictable as everyone settles down to read, download, game and stream over the internet. As I am totally reliant on the internet because of using Virgin and because some idiot disconnected my aerial I am getting sick and tired of the artifacts and loss of both online and TV signals more than 6 times a day during the week and hourly at weekends. I have tried to report and complain but, ofc, the support centers are shut and I cannot even move to a better supplier.
Oh, btw, it seems that after only a couple of weeks the isolation in Italy is being relaxed so that people can go out for a few hours a day. However, do that here and it would get worse as so many have been terrified into isolation and would suffer when it gets relaxed. Also, I would like to point out, it will still be possible to contract the virus from supposedly healthy carriers and also from some of those who have recovered from it and also become carriers. So, if you never want to ever get it, you will never go out again ever and nor will you ever allow anyone into your home because you are still AT RISK!!!!
People need to get over it and stop living in fear because living in fear is no life at all as some of the housebound even on here do not go out due to fear and not necessarily physical restrictions. I am sure some of them would agree but if not then hey ho!
TK
Staff like you care.
I am OK as you know coping best way. I will try to cope have an appointment Friday so anxious going out.
On line NHS says can go out appointments will find out usually send me texts appointments confirmation.
One other will put some more foodie ideas and products on forum. Member might not realise can get to use store away and are useful.
Freezer meals and some other aspects essential .
Always concerned for members and team after all. I live a lonely isolated life and rarely see any one.
Got a shop today need my fruit, veggies and breakfast stuff does help pad the weeks out.
Got to admit has been a struggle very much anxious over availability of shopping delivery slots so looking other retailers another ideas to put on.
We need to be positive nor negative depressed and do not watch the media, if you have to catch up look on line.
Understand even me looking at five minutes. Become emotional and anxious.
My heart goes out to families those devastated by this in my thoughts and prayers.
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I hope you are doing well today.
Scope community team
The CDC has this page on dealing with stress during the coronavirus pandemic. I'd be happy to have a look around for more specific advice for you
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