Not to say that this is how you feel, but I wonder if a form of lockdown "comfort" exists. I don't mean this for all those who lose their jobs due to closed workplaces etc, but more that by being under lockdown it should mean that ourselves and loved ones are out of harms way and there is nothing we can be doing to try and improve or change the situation. In some ways I think lockdowns can reduce the onus on us. Staying in is terrible of course but I do think I felt more at ease somehow during April-June when I knew it was going to take something extraordinary for myself or loved ones to come to harm.
You know what. Strangely you could be on to something there. Yes we can all argue till the cows come home about the effectiveness or otherwise of lockdowns/circuit breakers etc but at least it feels like there is something being done and decisions are being made somewhere!
Have you taken a look online seeing as your GP practice are crap? There are exercise plans etc (if the pain allows), a back brace could possibly help, a Chiropractor might be able to assist you with the condition but obviously this could be an expensive.In short. Badly.
In long, I have had problems with my spine since February, 3 vertebrae are compressed, (what ever that means) and as my GP practice cant be arsed seeing me or helping me and , well everything is fucking with my head.
I live alone and I’m not in a bubble with anyone so even though I have lots of people living close to me, it’s like being on a desert island most of the time.I am feeling much better since i adopted another cat , being on my own with only one friend locally who i havent seen since march and going through what i have alone has been a nightmare . Having nothing living and breathing in the house with me for four months i was dropping further down to a really shit place and full of anxiety , just having something to talk to and cuddle has been very calming
I think if you live with people you are very lucky, talk to each other
Good ideas, i use this place as my outlet, not what it is made for but i landed here so here it isI live alone and I’m not in a bubble with anyone so even though I have lots of people living close to me, it’s like being on a desert island most of the time.
A few tips: make lists, tick things off as you compete them from the list, sort out music playlists, exercise, stretch, watch some box sets, watch some films, cook well...eat well, write some memorable stories from your life down, look at old photos, read (I don’t ever really read personally, I’ve never read a book from the first word to the last ever! but some people love it), draw, keep the house/flat clean...
Basically keep yourself as busy as you can and you even strive for times of the day where you’re just sat there with your eyes shut having a res. The busier you are, you don’t even notice that you’re alone!
Don't apologise. Does you good to get things off your chest. Keep posting, I'm sure nobody is going to have a pop at you for itMy mood is all over the place, I do realise that compared to some people on here that my situation is insignificant, I still have a job and am working from home and as I am semi retired from a financial perspective I am ok.
However I am one of life's natural worriers and always see the glass half empty. I have been on leave this week and actually ventured out to the Trafford Centre on Tuesday with my other half and my eldest. We went fairly early and I coped for most of the time but after a couple of hours started to feel a bit nervous about the number of people there and their proximity to me. It was more related to those few without a mask that bothered me. It caused a bit of a row as both my wife and daughter have been fairly active since the first lockdown ended even going away for a few days (I have been working most days during each week) and they're more used to being out and about.
Went for my haircut today, which wasn't a problem in itself as the protocols in the place were pretty good however another bloke having his haircut had removed his mask which played on mind as I always think worse case scenario.
Sorry to rant on about this as I said at the start I know that there are a lot of people worse off than me however writing it down does to a certain extent feel cathartic.
Thanks, it did make me feel less apprehensive.Don't apologise. Does you good to get things off your chest. Keep posting, I'm sure nobody is going to have a pop at you for it
Have you taken a look online seeing as your GP practice are crap? There are exercise plans etc (if the pain allows), a back brace could possibly help, a Chiropractor might be able to assist you with the condition but obviously this could be an expensive.
You've probably looked into things already but just in case you haven't. Hope things improve.
Cheers mate, throughout lock down and still, you can only e mail my gp's practice.Have you taken a look online seeing as your GP practice are crap? There are exercise plans etc (if the pain allows), a back brace could possibly help, a Chiropractor might be able to assist you with the condition but obviously this could be an expensive.
You've probably looked into things already but just in case you haven't. Hope things improve.
I thought you had been advised to wear a mask long before covid?Still fine thanks. Work has continued for me and the missus, I can still buy records, book slots in record shops, go to the pub and take weekend breaks. Apart from wearing a mask nothing really has changed.
It's a joke that you have to do that sort of thing but at least you were reassured. My GP Practice are really good and currently do alot through askmygp currently and they respond really quickly but I suppose it's luck of the draw, yours should be doing a lot more for you. You could always ask about their complaints procedure as that might make them pull their fingers out but it's whether you want to do that sort of thing.@blue1974 like you said you have to consider private. When lock down ended and I felt the problem was my eyes causing the pain I tried the optician. Not satisfied (long story) I looked online and paid £250 for a top eye fellah to see me. At 4pm on the day of the appointment he took of his white NHS coat and put on a blazer. He then saw me at 4.15!!!!!
It was at the MRI and he used the NHS office and equipment., but I suppose it was worth it for the reassurance it gave me.
My so called practice Firsway Health Centre in Sale use askmygp. it is currently suspended because it never works. As part of this shit I told them I'd had pins and needles in my left arm for 3months, they prescribed tablets which could have side effects.............. yes you have guessed it, they could cause pins and needles.It's a joke that you have to do that sort of thing but at least you were reassured. My GP Practice are really good and currently do alot through askmygp currently and they respond really quickly but I suppose it's luck of the draw, yours should be doing a lot more for you. You could always ask about their complaints procedure as that might make them pull their fingers out but it's whether you want to do that sort of thing.
Fingers crossed the chiropractor can do something for you whilst you are waiting on the spinal unit getting back (no pun intended) to you.
Wow, as they say you couldn't make this shit up. It's also not whining so don't worry about that. As I say fingers crossed things improve soon.My so called practice Firsway Health Centre in Sale use askmygp. it is currently suspended because it never works. As part of this shit I told them I'd had pins and needles in my left arm for 3months, they prescribed tablets which could have side effects.............. yes you have guessed it, they could cause pins and needles.
The GP prescribed tablets which were fucking with my head, the neurologist took me off them and put me on others which fucked with my head even more. After lockdown I ventured for the first time into a pub. I was sent there in sunglasses and I felt spaced out. I came home, ditched the tablets and the next morning felt 10 times better.
Sorry to whine, there are far more people having a far worse time than me but.