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Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 19:31 - Oct 14 by Keno
You ok there Chelty?
Had a lot going on since 2020 so not had time to notice
Yeah, I'm fine other than the daily diet of worldwide bad news. Had to make a few people redundant of late, and just thinking that pre-covid seems like a totally different time now.
Yep, my life has changed completely, and not for the better since Covid. Having 2 auto-immune health issues & being on permanent immunosuppressants is isolating. Luckily I have a lovely young dog & many lovely neighbours who also have lovely dogs that they walk! so we meet & chat doing that.
Covid isn’t over. Good friend in late 30s, extremely fit and active, is only just now starting to recover after what she described as 3 weeks of hell with it, said she felt like she was dying.
Lots of things were tough before Covid but it feels more constant since. Those who suffered most during Covid are still progressing and the shared impact on those who love and care for them is a big factor.
I recently had a cold which probably was Covid and am struggling to get rid of the constant phlegm at the back of my throat. As with all viruses, it leaves you weaker too.
I know my own mental health has been worse since Covid.
Wealth inequality since COVID has skyrocketed. I really hope for some kind of global reset but it probably won't be in my lifetime as it's still completely insane how many folks choose to side with the 0.001%
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Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 21:24 - Oct 14 with 1860 views
Agree entirely. The world feels more cruel, selfish, wasteful and stupid. Lies and deceit highly fashionable.
Personally, I’ve been fine and have battled on. Had to deal with tough stuff but that’s the penalty of ageing. I used to have to monitor the news for work purposes in the morning. I try and avoid it now.
My father died in 2023. He was very elderly but his mental health declined rapidly during Covid. Probably coincidence. My brother in law, who died recently at 70, also I believe suffered thanks to Covid. He was always a private man and fearful of change, but I suspect the isolation took a lot from him.
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Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 21:36 - Oct 14 with 1802 views
For me it started to turn after that Brexit sh*tshow and it has got progressively worse ever since.
I sold my share of a business in late 2018, before anyone had even heard of covid, for what subsequently proved to be a dreadfully inflated sum.
It’s provided more than enough financial security for me and my family but is absolute proof that money doesn’t by anyone happiness.
The downside was having more time to witness the sudden and utterly bewildering roller-coaster ride towards utter carnage, punctuated by the guilt of watching the company I was part of progressively disintegrate since the covid pandemic.
Behaviours and prejudices that I thought I’d never see again have suddenly been reignited, encouraged and actively validated by a new breed of utter cunits, in a hideously short period of time.
Bit of an introspective ramble..the short answer is yup, life is a struggle.
Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 21:24 - Oct 14 by Churchman
Agree entirely. The world feels more cruel, selfish, wasteful and stupid. Lies and deceit highly fashionable.
Personally, I’ve been fine and have battled on. Had to deal with tough stuff but that’s the penalty of ageing. I used to have to monitor the news for work purposes in the morning. I try and avoid it now.
My father died in 2023. He was very elderly but his mental health declined rapidly during Covid. Probably coincidence. My brother in law, who died recently at 70, also I believe suffered thanks to Covid. He was always a private man and fearful of change, but I suspect the isolation took a lot from him.
Just spotted this interview with Ben Elton which chimes in with your thoughts.
Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 21:36 - Oct 14 by Bigalhunter
For me it started to turn after that Brexit sh*tshow and it has got progressively worse ever since.
I sold my share of a business in late 2018, before anyone had even heard of covid, for what subsequently proved to be a dreadfully inflated sum.
It’s provided more than enough financial security for me and my family but is absolute proof that money doesn’t by anyone happiness.
The downside was having more time to witness the sudden and utterly bewildering roller-coaster ride towards utter carnage, punctuated by the guilt of watching the company I was part of progressively disintegrate since the covid pandemic.
Behaviours and prejudices that I thought I’d never see again have suddenly been reignited, encouraged and actively validated by a new breed of utter cunits, in a hideously short period of time.
Bit of an introspective ramble..the short answer is yup, life is a struggle.
The global financial crash in 2008 seemed to start the ball rolling on a lot of the problems we face now
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Alcohol is the answer but I can't remember the question!
There’s a lot of separate but in some ways interconnected things that have been brought up. On a personal level, Covid wasn’t particularly good for me. It affected mindsets, which impacted work quite badly. We went mostly online and WFH even after the lockdowns; that had a big impact on team spirit imo and I certainly didn’t like the isolation. Even going into work didn’t help as there was no one around. The social side of work dropped off a cliff.
I also never really recovered from a bad case of it - I wouldn’t say I’m ill, but I’ve never been able to get my fitness back to close to the level I was. Part of this is down to motivation too, as the increased isolation and more sedentary work left me in a bit of a funk.
A lot of what’s been mentioned is about ‘the state of the world’, where it directly affects us (e.g. cost of living) and where it doesn’t so much (people elsewhere in the world doing bad sh*t). We can’t avoid the former unfortunately, but we can do something about the latter. Social media and a media driven by the need for clicks is pumping increasingly outrageous and depressing stuff into our lives. It’s obviously a positive trait to care, but it’s not possible for anyone to worry about everything that’s going on. Especially when what you might be worrying about might not even be true, as is often the case from clickbait. So I think part of the doom is a bit self-inflicted and people could be kinder to themselves through an occasional social media/media detox.
It was certainly a defining moment for many of us. Much like 9/11 (as mentioned by Glassers) was in terms of how safe we feel and the raft of legislation and measures that were brought in as a response.
Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 07:19 - Oct 15 by Swansea_Blue
There’s a lot of separate but in some ways interconnected things that have been brought up. On a personal level, Covid wasn’t particularly good for me. It affected mindsets, which impacted work quite badly. We went mostly online and WFH even after the lockdowns; that had a big impact on team spirit imo and I certainly didn’t like the isolation. Even going into work didn’t help as there was no one around. The social side of work dropped off a cliff.
I also never really recovered from a bad case of it - I wouldn’t say I’m ill, but I’ve never been able to get my fitness back to close to the level I was. Part of this is down to motivation too, as the increased isolation and more sedentary work left me in a bit of a funk.
A lot of what’s been mentioned is about ‘the state of the world’, where it directly affects us (e.g. cost of living) and where it doesn’t so much (people elsewhere in the world doing bad sh*t). We can’t avoid the former unfortunately, but we can do something about the latter. Social media and a media driven by the need for clicks is pumping increasingly outrageous and depressing stuff into our lives. It’s obviously a positive trait to care, but it’s not possible for anyone to worry about everything that’s going on. Especially when what you might be worrying about might not even be true, as is often the case from clickbait. So I think part of the doom is a bit self-inflicted and people could be kinder to themselves through an occasional social media/media detox.
It was certainly a defining moment for many of us. Much like 9/11 (as mentioned by Glassers) was in terms of how safe we feel and the raft of legislation and measures that were brought in as a response.
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I’m sorry you got a bad dose of it. It seems to have affected people in so many ways - none of them good. I was lucky in that regard. Just total loss of energy for a week.
You are right about social media/media detox too. I was in Portugal playing golf badly last week. There were eight of us, none under 60 years old. On the first day as we sat there having a beer after hacking around I noticed six of the eight were immediately on their phones either whatssapping, looking at links to stuff, news, social media etc. there was a lot of silence. My phone was off.
I’ve noticed it a lot more since Covid. One of my closest mates is getting worse with it. If I’m having a beer with him he will inevitably slide his eyes to his dirty great phone and often start tapping. Even if in mid conversation I’ll stop talking as I do to anyone doing that. He doesn’t know he’s doing it.
People seem incapable of separating out their lives and enjoying the moment or even just focusing on one thing. You see it in trains for example. People don’t read or do the crossword, which at least makes the brain work a little. They tap away or passively look at dross. Lives all mixed up. No switch off.
Maybe it was always that way and I notice it more now.
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Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 07:55 - Oct 15 with 1032 views
I was an idiot for thinking that the world might be a calmer and a more empathetic place after COVID, but it's actually worse. What could have been a reset and reevaluation of what is important just hasn't happened imo.
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Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 07:56 - Oct 15 with 1030 views
Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 07:36 - Oct 15 by Churchman
I’m sorry you got a bad dose of it. It seems to have affected people in so many ways - none of them good. I was lucky in that regard. Just total loss of energy for a week.
You are right about social media/media detox too. I was in Portugal playing golf badly last week. There were eight of us, none under 60 years old. On the first day as we sat there having a beer after hacking around I noticed six of the eight were immediately on their phones either whatssapping, looking at links to stuff, news, social media etc. there was a lot of silence. My phone was off.
I’ve noticed it a lot more since Covid. One of my closest mates is getting worse with it. If I’m having a beer with him he will inevitably slide his eyes to his dirty great phone and often start tapping. Even if in mid conversation I’ll stop talking as I do to anyone doing that. He doesn’t know he’s doing it.
People seem incapable of separating out their lives and enjoying the moment or even just focusing on one thing. You see it in trains for example. People don’t read or do the crossword, which at least makes the brain work a little. They tap away or passively look at dross. Lives all mixed up. No switch off.
Maybe it was always that way and I notice it more now.
I totally agree with you on this aspect people are increasingly insular on devices and not communicating at all and that has been a massive change since covid and isolation was brought in. Also the amount of bad/ fake / shocking news via the internet has increased and flooded our lives and brought only bad vibes into our heads. Bring on Detox but its hard for a family reliant on devices to co ordinate that.
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Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 08:23 - Oct 15 with 936 views
Anyone else finding life a struggle since Covid on 07:36 - Oct 15 by Churchman
I’m sorry you got a bad dose of it. It seems to have affected people in so many ways - none of them good. I was lucky in that regard. Just total loss of energy for a week.
You are right about social media/media detox too. I was in Portugal playing golf badly last week. There were eight of us, none under 60 years old. On the first day as we sat there having a beer after hacking around I noticed six of the eight were immediately on their phones either whatssapping, looking at links to stuff, news, social media etc. there was a lot of silence. My phone was off.
I’ve noticed it a lot more since Covid. One of my closest mates is getting worse with it. If I’m having a beer with him he will inevitably slide his eyes to his dirty great phone and often start tapping. Even if in mid conversation I’ll stop talking as I do to anyone doing that. He doesn’t know he’s doing it.
People seem incapable of separating out their lives and enjoying the moment or even just focusing on one thing. You see it in trains for example. People don’t read or do the crossword, which at least makes the brain work a little. They tap away or passively look at dross. Lives all mixed up. No switch off.
Maybe it was always that way and I notice it more now.
Is there any other way to play golf but badly?
That all sounds very familiar. My family are the same and I have to catch myself when I find myself reaching for my phone in company. We have a no phones at the table rule at home, which is nothing really but still causes grief. Crazy really, but then they’re highly addictive
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