What is the hardest part of Lockdown for you personally?

[Kate!]

For me its not being able to see my son. He lives in a different town so its not like I can pop down the road and wave to him through his window.

I miss him so much. :bawling:

[JerseyWins]

Awww Kate :hug:

Not hanging out with friends in person much (or at all lately) and not being able to go to the gym. It's starting to get soooo nice out too, like PEAK slightly breezy weather.

[caprimint]

Seeing everything closed is hella depressing

[Kate!]

Seeing everything closed is hella depressing

It is Stacey. We had to go to the Wilkinsons on the retail park today and it was the only store open. Had to queue outside and stand 2m apart. Had my scarf round my face. Felt like a refugee.

[mizzy25]

The boredom as I'm usually so busy. I've got 7 dogs but once they're done that's it. I have two part time jobs and I race my whippets at the weekend and twice a week I go to a clubbersize class. Now nothing

[caprimint]

It is Stacey. We had to go to the Wilkinsons on the retail park today and it was the only store open. Had to queue outside and stand 2m apart. Had my scarf round my face. Felt like a refugee.
Omg :joker: :skull:

[smudgie]

Hugs from friends and family.

[Kizzy]

I miss my daughter too :( so much and my mum, but I can go to work and that's awful too, I don't want to be there at all.

[Moniqua]

lordt...

[LaLaLand]

Just the sheer monotony of every day. I’m glad I have stuff here to do and distract myself with but Gosh do I take for granted just nipping out to the shop or something that would normally break time up.

But, boredom >>>> illness or worse Yano? Can’t complain.

Also missing my Great Aunt muchly but she’s very happy and content in her care home and the staff are being incredible sending us photos/videos/calls of her and the other residents enjoying themselves.

[michael21]

For me its not being able to see my son. He lives in a different town so its not like I can pop down the road and wave to him through his window.

I miss him so much. :bawling:

Can you not facetime or skype or webcam

[Tony Montana]

Boredom.
Not seeing my friends and family.

[Shaun]

The paranoia.

I'm a little bit of a recluse with or without a pandemic so am not really fussed about the social aspect - I talk to friends everyday over the headset - but what I fear the most is this concept I've built up in my head of that "one transaction" I, or my brother or mother, will make that will lead to this house going down with it. Second guessing every single interaction I have... preparing to go to do a bit of shopping with all the guile of a military operation... glaring at anyone who looks a bit pale, or shaky, or old, or has the AUDACITY to cough in public... it's all a bit of a headache that I'm trying to put off as a silly kneejerk response but is one I can't quite shake.

All of that plus the likely possibility that I've already got it - picked it up a week ago and haven't displayed any symptoms yet - and am therefore spreading it unknowingly.

[Babayaro.]

For me, it's the lack of routine. This is my week off work and I'd always have something planned for each day, so to not have that is frustrating.

Plus, a couple of years ago when I was out of work, I would spend my days lounging around with no real purpose, and it wasn't a great time for me mentally. I always try my best never to get like that again, so right now is a bit of a struggle. But it won't be forever, which is what's pulling me through :hee:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I wanna say not being able to suck dick but i hadn’t for months beforehand anyway :(

[user104658]

I wanna say not being able to suck dick but i hadn’t for months beforehand anyway :(Plenty of time to practice yoga? In a month you could be good to go!

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Why would i need yoga for dick sucking technique :suspect:

[user104658]

Why would i need yoga for dick sucking technique :suspect:To make yourself more bendy...

[Kizzy]

Why would i need yoga for dick sucking technique :suspect:

8ESdn0MuJWQ

[user104658]

8ESdn0MuJWQ:joker: this playing in the background at the moment of triumph.

[Crimson Dynamo]

For me its not being able to see my son. He lives in a different town so its not like I can pop down the road and wave to him through his window.

I miss him so much. :bawling:

parents of divorced kids under 18 that have no symptoms can still see their kids, Michael Gove stated so last week.

[user104658]

parents of divorced kids under 18 that have no symptoms can still see their kids, Michael Gove stated so last week.What about the parents of married kids?

(In all seriousness though I'm glad to see this, the trauma of being separated from an active parent, especially for a young child, would be unacceptable).

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

To make yourself more bendy...

WHY WOULD I NEED TO BE BENDY I’m so confused

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Oh you meant so i could blow myself :shame:

[JerseyWins]

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At least the cats are having fun on lockdown

[Lewismacfarlane]

For me its missing my elderly relatives and my niece

[Cherie]

I know we shouldn't really moan, we have so many distractions indoors, its not like we are in a refugee camp, but its going to be tough, a week in and it feels like a lifetime already :bawling:

[Mitchell]

Struggling at home whilst others are breaking the rules, meaning this will go on for longer

[bots]

knowing that there will be more bad news day after day for for a significant period yet

[AnnieK]

Just that general feeling of dread / anxiety that I've been unable to shift since they locked us down.

[Withano]

I miss ****ty clubs and pubs

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

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At least the cats are having fun on lockdown

Salem and poppy fighting over who gets to sit in the window

[Cherie]

Just that general feeling of dread / anxiety that I've been unable to shift since they locked us down.

I woke up like that today...:hug: Took all day to shake it off

[Josy]

The worry mostly but other than that I'm struggling a lot with the change to my routine

[user104658]

knowing that there will be more bad news day after day for for a significant period yet

I dunno, it's sort of stabilised at the moment really? The numbers game is what it is, there are no big surprises most days, it's just a matter of waiting. A lot of the "new developments" actually edge towards the positive.

[Tony Montana]

knowing that there will be more bad news day after day for for a significant period yet

Yeah this too.

[AnnieK]

I woke up like that today...:hug: Took all day to shake it off

:love:

[LaLaLand]

My Great Aunt's next door neighbour and "best mate" in her care home, a lovely man who used to be in and out all the time helping her with things and talking for hours on end, passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. He came in to say goodnight to her as he always did around 10:30PM and that's the last she saw of him. Very unexpected and sudden. :sad:

So awful, and made much worse when we can't physically be there for her and comfort her when she's obviously very upset. Really frustrating and distressing tbh.

[Captain.Remy]

Mostly the death of relatives and fiancé. I mean of course I would hate to die the year I turned 30, but I'm more worried about my parents and the love of my life.

A bit like Shaun, it's the paranoia that gets to me, and I can't take it out at the gym or at rugby practice like I usually do when I'm stressed out at work or anything, so I'm more frustrated etc

It's knowing that you can do the right things to protect yourself from it, but some others don't and put everyone at risk because the virus is not visible so "it won't affect me".
I swear I could punch someone's lights out for behaving like that. I did it before, I can do it again. (here we go with the paranoia and anger while writing and thinking about it :skull:)

I've always been lucky on the health side, but somehow I can't get my mind around it and the fact that hopefully we'll be okay. I get to work from home and my fiance is super nice and completely chill about it (nothing gets to him, it's unreal) so it makes it easier to live.
But yeah, living with the fear about my family and him dying is the hardest part, not the quarantine itself.

[Smithy]

Just realised I won’t be able to get my eyebrows done now till god knows when

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[Captain.Remy]

Just realised I won’t be able to get my eyebrows done now till god knows when

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Can't go to the barber shop either :skull::bawling:
I swear once quarantine is over, hair dressers and barbers will have two full years of appointments to sort everybody out :joker:

[thisisdanny]

Hardest part is having the choice taken away.

I'm used to being unsociable or spending the day indoors being lazy, but at least I had the option of going out if I wanted to/had the motivation. Yet somehow it's making me quite anxious now that I'm forced into doing it.