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Victoria lockdown and mental health and family.....

Bed101Casual Contributor04 Aug 2020, 11:13 am AEST

Victoria lockdown and mental health and family.....

hi,

so i am from victoria and in lockdown. im struggling. im trying to stick to a rotinue, i am trying to get fresh air every day. i am trying to eat a balance diet. but its just so un motivating.

i cant go out, i cant go swimming, my family is always home. my brother has just moved back in and does nothing expect make mess.

i was having a me day today but he sent me a message at 7am to say he left the dog in the house and to feed him breakfast and then i got up and he had made lunch and hadnt cleaned up after himself. i cleaned the kitchen last night even when i couldnt be bothered so i could just get up and chill while everyone is at work until 1pm. but no.... i had to feed the dog and take him to his pen, i had to clean up to have breakfast. i just dont have the motivation today and its so hard to just have an off day with everyone at me.

i have my headphones when everyone is home but then my brother yells at me because i dont answer him. then i get upset.

someone said to me that people with mental illiness will be ok... they have no idea! like the little joy i had is gone! every thing is twice as hard.

i feel like i should be ok and there are people worse off, and its like i cant be honest but im being honest here everything is harder. everything is challenging even more and i dont know.

i just need to reach out to hopefully people that understand. and to people in lockdown its not easier its harder!

thanks for reading.

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BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor14 Oct 2020, 11:10 am AEDT

Re: Victoria lockdown and mental health and family.....

Hey @Judi9877 ,

I have felt quite restricted during lockdown and have been frustrated that i can't see people, especially since I live alone.

However, in retrospect, I have enjoyed a slower-paced life which I haven't felt for a long time. I've also enjoyed doing things 'differently' and not having to travel to work. My sleep has been much better, I've stressed less, been eating healthier, been able to fit in day time walks and have overall been a lot more chilled out.

I definitely am waiting to see people f2f and hang out at restaurants as well as visit libraries. I'm also waiting to the borders to open so I can travel interstate.

So overall, I have reaped the benefits of COVID despite the restrictions.

BPDSurvivor

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jamesle2015Senior Contributor22 Oct 2020, 10:16 pm AEDT

Re: Victoria lockdown and mental health and family.....

@Bed101 @Maggie @Dadcaringalone @Appleblossom going back to the 'case' I mentioned before about the son with the 3 1/2 yr old boy ....the son is going to Mother's place nearly every weekday

to do 'work' - but probably maybe only half the time is 'work' -

the Mother told him 'Friday is a public holiday' but he still said he would go to Mother's place

so in this case the son is using his Mother's place as an 'office'....

sometimes he may do 'work' with customers over Zoom but not all the time sometimes he was wasting time watching some shows on his laptop and he will dump his rubbish from the takeaway food and fill up the kitchen bin

he keeps coughing and the surfaces all need to be wiped down after he leaves

the Mother has another son who is still living with her

the son who visits is over 35 I can reveal exact age and is married

the wife is currently at home not working

so what does everyone think of this case?

the Mother knows he has a bad relationship with the wife and he is avoiding home life

do you think what he is doing by 'visiting' every weekday is unfair?

how do you think the other son feels about this?

if you were the Mother would you allow this to go on ?

when Victoria is 'unlocked' should he stop doing this ?

your thoughts please