I have found this last year difficult, it has definitely got worse with Covid. I have Mental Health issues due to the abuse I went through as a child. I was receiving help with counselling sessions but since Covid arrived have had to cancel all the help I was receiving. Thankfully I have been in Lockdown with my husband and daughter who have helped me when I have needed support.
Covids Pandemic will have caused a massive problem with Mental Health, the people who were already suffering plus a lot of people due to the Isolation that the virus has caused.
I have watched my daughter, she is 23, she is at the age where she wants to go out meet her friends to have a chat, meet a partner and have a real relationship,instead she is stuck in the house with her Mam and Dad not being able to do anything. It's definitely having bad effects on her Mental Health and body Health. She's putting on weight as has no energy and motivation to do anything about it, she has nothing to look forward to. She stays in her bedroom most of the day, takes the dogs for a walk a couple of times a day. She has just started dating a nice boy that she has talked to on the internet for 6 years sadly meeting up is very rare. She also has a couple of close friends from school that want to arrange a night out, they have nowhere to meet up, nowhere to go and enjoy themselves. They have tried the meeting online that didn't work out to well so didn't do another, Internet connection problems, families, work etc all got in the way plus they wanted to get dressed up put a full face of makeup. Doing that just to put the bins out is a massive waste of her favourite foundation.
I have tried talking to her as she knows I suffer and know a few things that can help but when you can see no end to this virus there;s no enthusiasm to do anything. We keep talking, i try and catch up with what's going on in her boyfriends and friend life just so she has something to take her mind of the boredom. She is talking about getting a job once everyone has been vaccinated. We haven't heard when that might be. We all just have to keep waiting.
What can we do to help each other through this dark time is to remember we are not alone, everyone everywhere is going through the same as you, The people that don't stick to the rules are the ones that are making this go on and on, they aren't helping anyone other than themselves that's until they catch Covid then they want to be helped. We all have to keep talking, reminding ourselves this won't be forever and we will be free again. Keep looking forward, focus on your future and what you WILL do when those doors do open. We have got through this year we can get to the end then we can forget 2020 and being locked down. Please keep talking.
If anyone on here is feeling isolated and lonely I am here if you need a chat, I am a good listener.
