I’m so depressed today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right there with you, OP.

I felt myself getting cranky/hangry with my kids this morning, and felt like I was right back in March 2020.

Ugh.

Here too. Today is just one of those days. I'm trying to be positive for my kids, but seem to be making things worse.

[Anonymous]

Go clean for 20 minutes then take a nap.

[Anonymous]

OP, I think it’s fine to feel depressed and frustrated. Just don’t stay there. Allow the feelings, then find a way to shift. This is hard stuff. It’s not forever. You’ve got this!

[Anonymous]

Feeling down, depressed and defeated over here too. I am just so tired of this.

[Anonymous]

OMG me too. The only difference is that my kids are in FCPS so no virtual. The first 2.5 snow days were AWESOME for them; now they're laying around bothering me and asking if they can go back to school. I don't think I can make it if we go virtual again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want my kids to go back to school. They’re doing virtual school today and I can’t concentrate on my own work at all. Our family members tested positive for Covid right before Christmas so we didn’t go anywhere for the holiday. We’ve been holed up at home for nearly three weeks and I am just over it. My house is a mess and I just want to go back to bed. There’s my rant.

Honestly, take some Nyquil and just zone out for about 8 hours. I did that on Tuesday night and have felt great for the last few days under similar cirumstances.

[Anonymous]

If I make it to 8 PM today without bursting into tears, I’ll count it as a win. My dog keeps waking up to go out at 3 AM and it makes everything so much more difficult, on top of the snow and covid and school closures.

Sorry. Now my rant is over.

[Anonymous]

I done had it by Tuesday OP with school closed, now virtual. It's awful. Drained, and I didn't even get COVID. Sorry you have had a rough few weeks!!

[Anonymous]

Uhm, is everyone drinking? Try that! It helps me!

[Anonymous]

OP is not “whining”…..she is feeling depressed today & needed a sounding board to vent her feelings unto.

Why do some people have to be so unkind?? 😠
Anyway, OP times ARE tough now, no doubt about that.
We seem to be a rollercoaster 🎢 of highs + lows.
Things look hopeful for a time, most especially when the vaccines rolled out.
Then later on as these different variants came about (and continue to do so!) it is like we all are just sliding backwards.
And for the millionth time.

In a few months - it will have been two entire years of this craziness.
It is tough sometimes to be hopeful when we have been in this weird pattern going on a third year.

I suggest you do not lose focus on your self-care.
This is very important.
Eat healthy, get adequate rest every night, exercise when needed and also make sure not to isolate yourself from others.

Socialization is as important as food and oxygen so do not lose sight of this.
Choose to call 📞 people vs. texting makes a huge difference!
Videochats can feel wonderful as well.

As for your house > do the bare minimum until you feel better.
Make sure the trash is taken out, floors/counters free of crumbs, the toilet is scrubbed on a weekly basis as well as laundry.

You are not alone, many people are feeling down w/this situation.
It seems to us that it will last forever, but there has to be a time when things are better again.
Just like the other pandemic that occurred last century, someday this all will only be remembered by another generation as simply a chapter in a history textbook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are two other threads with similar concerns. You are not alone. Please join one of those threads. I cannot take the repeated whining on this board.

We are all in similar situations and some of us are trying to stay positive. We don’t need a new thread on the hour about how dire things are right now.

GFY. We don’t need more denial that there are actually some really bad things happening to our friends and family right now you heartless bastard.

[Anonymous]

Sending a hug to everyone who is struggling. My kid had an exposure at school and was quarantined 10 days leading into Christmas break. Then they had one day of school Tues, we're exposed to their babysitter after school, and she tested positive Wed. Now both kids are quarantined for 5 days. I'm a single parent and had to cancel work. Crossing fingers all goes smoothly next week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:agreed. my older DC was supposed to go back to college and it's postponed for 3 weeks. My DH was just told a lump was "likely cancer" although a treatable kind, and is having a CT scan today and surgery in 3 weeks. He's of course scared and has been for a few weeks, but it comes out as grouchy, very grouchy guy over the holidays.

These two unexpected events came at a time when I thought the packed house for the holiday stress would be over (and the hard care-taking of DH's 94 y.o. FIL who was here for the holidays is finally over as of yesterday)

I'm having difficulty with the recurring issue of assuming that if I can just get to X date, the hamster wheel will slow down, but repeatedly, more stuff happens and the wheel just keeps spinning.

Hugs. That's very scary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are two other threads with similar concerns. You are not alone. Please join one of those threads. I cannot take the repeated whining on this board.

We are all in similar situations and some of us are trying to stay positive. We don’t need a new thread on the hour about how dire things are right now.

You can't take the continued whining? Get off your computer, you freak

[Anonymous]

Meditation has been helpful for me during this crappy time. Trying to look at these days as intentional days of rest, doing as little of my job work as possible, and just hoping Monday will be a bit more "normal."