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What's your overall mood? (1 Viewer)

shuke said:
Some mix of anxiousness, depression, and a feeling of this being surreal.  Only thing I can think of that was similar was the week following 9/11, but that had a lot more melancholy and less anxiousness about the future. 

I'm a planner.  And I enjoy planning out our summer with a variety of activities and trips to ensure it doesn't slip by before we get around to doing anything.  I look at it and now everything is in question, and that is a bummer. 

I'm really anxious because my son has had illness-induced asthma in the past, is just getting over a cold with a nasty cough, and last thing I want is him to get this.

Also really anxious about work.  I'd like to work from home, but as a leader of a group that can't really do everything from home, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to.

Trying to keep my 10 year old daughter's spirits up.  She is understandably confused and frightened about all of this.
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Good luck GB.  I can certainly understand why you feel how you do. Being that I care for my elderly mother—My best advice is to do everything and anything you can to limit exposure to your son.  If you leave the house and come home from work—don’t even hug your family until you change clothes and completely sanitize. Just be super aware.  While this thing is not lethal to most—it is the most dangerous to people who have pre-existing conditions.   We have to force ourselves to stay focused even though most of us feel like we are in somewhat of a “fog”.  

 
Lots of anxiety and awful insomnia the last couple weeks and I never get insomnia. It is midnight on a worknight and there is no hope of falling asleep anytime soon.

 
Mostly a depressing mood. 81 yo dad who is disabled from primary lateral sclerosis still plans on going to unnecessary appointments. I tell him the risks and we go back again to the I don't care, I want to die now anyway. It's come to I'm just not going to say anything anymore. What's the point. He'll do what he's going to do anyway, just saves me a little sanity by not hearing that he wants to die asap over and over.

75 yo mom is alone in Kent WA. She is 10 min from the motel that's housing positive cv-19 cases. One homeless guy left there too soon. Who knows who else is wandering around near her. 2 deaths in WA state were in her town.

 
Headed into work soon, it's going to be odd for a while. Kids were concerned about the virus, but we had a talk about it, and they seem calmer. They're also at my in-laws, who are staying home anyway, so they'll have minimal exposure.

 
Dentist said:
That type of flight experience scares the #### out of me.  I hate mild to moderate turbulence.   That might make me never fly again.   My palms got sweaty reading that and obviously I knew you survived ok
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I read a story from a baseball writer who was interviewing a former LA Dodger who was retelling his horror story of extreme turbulence back in the day of twin turbo props carting the team around.

He said they got stuck in storm cloud with lightening all around.  He said everyone was white as ghosts grasping to hold onto their seats, flop sweat flying when he looks over at Sandy Cofax who was cool as a cucumber.

Cofax had many nicknames, 'The Left Hand of God/Left Arm of God' being the most notable but at that time he picked up the non de plume of Bambi'.

The guy said that he may have been a SOB but God would never harm a hair on the head of Bambi so he knew he was safe and calmed down.

I was on a flight when we hit turbulence and a woman sitting next to me confessed she was scared to death.

I  pointed a beautiful little girl in front of us and told her the Sandy Cofax turbulence story and she calmed down.  

 
shuke said:
What is the company doing in response?  Had he been back to work since his trip to Spain?
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Yes he had. Apparently had direct exposure to six employees who were immediately placed on self-quarantine. We are already pretty much letting anyone who can work from home do so. Luckily we were way ahead of the power-curve on that one. I am a little disappointed they haven't released his general work location (we are a huge campus, bldgs A-H plus a bank and bank support building). But that's where we are.

 
the moops said:
Seriously.

I cough - oh ####, corona virus!

Feel a wheeze in my chest - oh ####, corona virus!

See someone walking down the street in front of my house - oh ####, I bet they have corona virus!
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We were walking around the park yesterday, a good amount of people enjoying the nice weather. As I'm walking, I heard a runner coming up behind me, breathing really heavy.  I had to move out of the way to let them pass instead of breathing like that too close. Normally, I would just let them run by. 

When one of us coughs, the other will usually say "oh oh, dry cough...coronavirus!" It's funny until it isn't I guess.

 
I’m fine but worried about my sister. She’s been having issues just dealing with normal day to day life and come to find out yesterday she was going to start preparing and shopping for the very fist time (Naperville, IL). She has three boys and has kept her head in the sand and didn’t want to be part of the “panic.”  Now she is freaking out.

 
I'm not feeling very anxious or anything at all.  I was in a WFH environment already so no real change there, I'm not heavily invested in the stock market except 401k which should be fine in the long term, the kids aren't in spring sports, and we don't go out to eat all that often or anything anyway.  I'm a little concerned for my parents who are older, but overall I'm not being that impacted.

 
Any G1 transformers fans?   This is like the hate plague story line in the episode "return of Optimus prime"

 
Numb. Anxious, especially at night. Worried for some of my family and friends. But can’t go wow is me - pressed into action as I have to inspire/lead a 100 person team through this. 

 
Got another kick in the balls today that was family related, but not corona related. And then the historic one day loss of the DOW, which likely cost me a year's salary or more. So yea, in a GREAT ####### mood.

 
I was back at work, pulling old receptacles and switches, so I was busy. Found out the last person to put them in apparently didn't believe in grounding switches at all, which is annoying, but gives me stuff to do later on.

 
Bracie Smathers said:
I read a story from a baseball writer who was interviewing a former LA Dodger who was retelling his horror story of extreme turbulence back in the day of twin turbo props carting the team around.

He said they got stuck in storm cloud with lightening all around.  He said everyone was white as ghosts grasping to hold onto their seats, flop sweat flying when he looks over at Sandy Cofax who was cool as a cucumber.

Cofax had many nicknames, 'The Left Hand of God/Left Arm of God' being the most notable but at that time he picked up the non de plume of Bambi'.

The guy said that he may have been a SOB but God would never harm a hair on the head of Bambi so he knew he was safe and calmed down.

I was on a flight when we hit turbulence and a woman sitting next to me confessed she was scared to death.

I  pointed a beautiful little girl in front of us and told her the Sandy Cofax turbulence story and she calmed down.  
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Sorry, but it's "Koufax".

 
I feel so sorry for all of the small business owners, especially restaurants/bars, who invested their life savings into their dream.  Many of them are trying to get by with little or no cash flow margin and will be devastated by even a two week shutdown of their business. Likewise, all the workers idled by this catastrophe who don't have a safety net.

I'm also very depressed that my portfolio is down 50% - just a paper loss at this point, but I do need a full bounce back.  

The silver lining for any of you who have some liquidity is that this may be about the best opportunity you will ever have to make a quick 30-40% return on your money.  It's not easy to find the "bottom" of the market, but these next couple of weeks look like the time to go all-in.

 
I've never looked at sports at being "important".  And I'm not saying they're important relative to the health and well-being of our fellow man.

But holy crap I now realize how important they are for things to feel normal, even if they're only happening in the background of my daily life.  This just feels so weird.

 
shuke said:
I've never looked at sports at being "important".  And I'm not saying they're important relative to the health and well-being of our fellow man.

But holy crap I now realize how important they are for things to feel normal, even if they're only happening in the background of my daily life.  This just feels so weird.
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Yes. And knowing nothing is coming until like June or July. Oof.

 
shuke said:
Some mix of anxiousness, depression, and a feeling of this being surreal.  Only thing I can think of that was similar was the week following 9/11, but that had a lot more melancholy and less anxiousness about the future. 

I'm a planner.  And I enjoy planning out our summer with a variety of activities and trips to ensure it doesn't slip by before we get around to doing anything.  I look at it and now everything is in question, and that is a bummer. 

I'm really anxious because my son has had illness-induced asthma in the past, is just getting over a cold with a nasty cough, and last thing I want is him to get this.

Also really anxious about work.  I'd like to work from home, but as a leader of a group that can't really do everything from home, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to.

Trying to keep my 10 year old daughter's spirits up.  She is understandably confused and frightened about all of this.
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Lots of similarities between the Otis house and Shuke house. Mrs. O is just rattled to the bones, and she’s never one to be rattled. 9 year old daughter is kind of a basket case over this, just a lot of anxiety.  The younger girls don’t know the difference really. Otis is feeling a lot like you describe—Generally anxious and unnerved. Concerned about work. Concerned about the future. Bored and feeling isolated (I am a doer and need to get up and out on the weekends to run errands and the like). 

Just going to try and make more effort to go for drives with the family, even if to nowhere special; to identify and do other home improvement projects and things around the house we have been meaning to get to; get out more with the 9 year old for bike rides and to shoot hoops. I wish the weather were a little warmer—the timing stinks, if it were 60s and 70s, instead of 40s and 50s, it would be a lot more pleasant to spend time outside. 
 

 
We head to the trails to walk and try and relieve the stress by getting away awhile. But then I have to face the news. Face the store trying to find meat. So here it is, 4:30 a.m. and the coffee is brewing and I am in front of the news again, unable to sleep. My adult kids being total wrecks as their mother (my ex) lays in a coma after a stroke and they have to go in today and decide her fate as she is likely to never wake up was just the next kick in the nuts life had waiting for us all. If this board had a middle finger emoji, I'd post about a million of them for me and my kids. I'll be at Walmart at 6:00 to try and get them some meat since between work and the hospital, they can't find time to shop.

Bah, sorry if that paragraph is a muddled mess. I'm tired, frazzled, and my glasses are upstairs in the bedroom where my wife is still sleeping.

 
DallasDMac said:
We head to the trails to walk and try and relieve the stress by getting away awhile. But then I have to face the news. Face the store trying to find meat. So here it is, 4:30 a.m. and the coffee is brewing and I am in front of the news again, unable to sleep. My adult kids being total wrecks as their mother (my ex) lays in a coma after a stroke and they have to go in today and decide her fate as she is likely to never wake up was just the next kick in the nuts life had waiting for us all. If this board had a middle finger emoji, I'd post about a million of them for me and my kids. I'll be at Walmart at 6:00 to try and get them some meat since between work and the hospital, they can't find time to shop.

Bah, sorry if that paragraph is a muddled mess. I'm tired, frazzled, and my glasses are upstairs in the bedroom where my wife is still sleeping.
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Sorry to hear it brother. Hang in there.  

 
Hopeful - significant actions taking place. I believe the social distancing will only be effective if enforced by the government e.g what they're doing in San Francisco.

However, I'd prefer it be coordinated nationally and make it a month. Otherwise I think it will be like whack-a-mole.

 
Surreal experience this morning. I usually go to the deli around the block for breakfast. On a normal Tuesday at 8am, it's packed with parents and kids going to the Catholic school across the street, most of the tables taken. It's a bakery/deli, amazing pastries and good coffee. Now, the chairs are on the tables, no sit down service. I was the only customer. Ralph and Stephanie behind the counter. Some polite chit-chat. I've held it together pretty well so far through this but I nearly lost it as I left. I had to fight back tears because I didn't want to touch my face. Walking home, a couple of tears squeaked out. It's raining here in NY, so I figured if anyone saw me, maybe they'd think it was from the rain. Then I realized it didn't matter. There was no one outside to see me. I hate this so much.

 
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I’m really worried about the financial well-being of a large part of our populace.  We are not setup for this kind of shutdown and many people are going to be affected. I’m fortunate that I’m salaried and can WFH.  I’m also afraid what that impact will mean when it comes to people pressuring the government to lift restrictions and go “back to normal” - there’s a fine line here and I’m not sure anybody knows where that line is.

 
Settling into a weird state of happy/hopeful, then I think of reality.

I woke up at 4am to go to the bathroom. Came out of a good dream,  walking to the bathroom half asleep... Wife is happily snoring away,  dog is next to our bed doing the same. House is peaceful and warm. Life is pretty good.

Then it hits me... "oh yea, the world is @#$% right now".

 
Pretty bummed mainly for my youngest who's a high school senior.  He absolutely loves playing LaX that's done.  No prom and it's becoming more and more apparent a public graduation will not be happening.  I remember how fantastic my last semester of high school was and all of these seniors are getting robbed of that.  Really sucks for them.

 
I feel bad for my kids.  They both like school and need social interaction.   My wife is a homebody but she needs her time away from the kids and the house too.  She works nights at Starbucks and they're closing at 8pm, so her shifts are on hold for now.

I have been dealing with anxiety the past few years and this stuff isn't going to help.  I've actually remained pretty even-keel, but I know in a couple of weeks when I'm craving a cold beer at my local watering hole.... or sports on TV... or, anything really... I'm gonna start to get cabin fever.  Even with me at my office a planned 4 out of 5 weekdays.  

 
I've been depressed.  I live alone 50% of the time.  For the last two days I've had no in person contact with another human.  I'm already prone to some mental health issues and this isolation isn't helping things at all.  Yesterday I spent all day consuming coronavirus news and that got ugly.  Today I stepped back a little and tried not to get obsessive about it, that helped a little.  I don't get my kids back home until Sunday, not sure if I'll have any in person human contact between now and then.  It's possible I might see a woman I've been casually dating if we can work out the logistics.

 
Sorry to hear fatguy - we’ve had discussions with work leadership about keeping people’s spirits up.  Especially those who live alone.  We have 6 people so I’m on the other end and wanting to not kill someone.

 
Hang in there, everyone.  

Going to try to get out and do something in nature with the family this weekend.  Also looking to do some camping soon.  Just to get away from all this, and that includes the endless news cycle that I seem to be addicted to now.

 
fatguyinalittlecoat said:
I've been depressed.  I live alone 50% of the time.  For the last two days I've had no in person contact with another human.  I'm already prone to some mental health issues and this isolation isn't helping things at all.  Yesterday I spent all day consuming coronavirus news and that got ugly.  Today I stepped back a little and tried not to get obsessive about it, that helped a little.  I don't get my kids back home until Sunday, not sure if I'll have any in person human contact between now and then.  It's possible I might see a woman I've been casually dating if we can work out the logistics.
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Remember we're all here GB.  Lots of folks experience very similar feelings to varying degrees.  This place can help break the isolation, if only a little.

 
shuke said:
Hang in there, everyone.  

Going to try to get out and do something in nature with the family this weekend.  Also looking to do some camping soon.  Just to get away from all this, and that includes the endless news cycle that I seem to be addicted to now.
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I'm hoping for good weather and that we get that fresh air and sunshine we all could use about now. Also helps the sleep at night.

 
A bad day at the work part of WFH is so much crappier and depressing than I expected.  12-16 hours a day on screens isn’t helping either as I never feel off (at least in the office a meeting turned them off).  Really need to work on the work-life balance WFH.

 
Just went and looked at the Temple Bar webcam on St. Patrick's Day. Streets were empty, everything shut down. Just so depressing, even a world away.

 
I feel like a fat turd. Tomorrow is my first day of working from home. That means instead of being up at 6:10a and out the door by 7:00a, I can get up at 7:00a, go out for a 30-45 minute run, get home, cool down, take a shower and be ready to start work at 8:30a. I'm good with that. 

Getting a little exercise in the morning really helps my mood for the day. Unfortunately I rarely have time to do it in the morning except for when I'm travelling and we all know that's not happening....

 
Sammy3469 said:
A bad day at the work part of WFH is so much crappier and depressing than I expected.  12-16 hours a day on screens isn’t helping either as I never feel off (at least in the office a meeting turned them off).  Really need to work on the work-life balance WFH.
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Yep I've been waking up at 7 starting work, no lunch break and signing off at 6 because that's nothing else to do. Already miss my friends at work

Thankfully my son is home otherwise id be really depressed. 

 
Had to go to the CVS to get a diabetic aid, people in SARS masks and gloves. Probably smart. I'm glad I was in the little-used diabetes section, but who knows what I touched. I do know that in Southern California they had the doors open so there was no need to touch anything but the goods.

It still felt good to get out. Seeing that the National Guard isn't here yet made things a little better; the news is bleak.

As for me, I feel good. I'm trying to maintain. I have family that I'm worried about. I'm not really worried about me. I don't want to wind up forcibly quarantined by the authorities, but other than that, things could be worse. I pray and hope for their continued health. 

 
I should say I'm grateful for a lot of things, and quickly. To wit on this board: @ren hoek just liked a post I typed out. It made me feel like community was still there, like things were all good. That we're not in a doomsday event.

I often agree to disagree with him in the political forum but don't think we've ever, ever gotten nasty with each other. Nice to have that. Thanks, bra.

 
fatguyinalittlecoat said:
I've been depressed.  I live alone 50% of the time.  For the last two days I've had no in person contact with another human.  I'm already prone to some mental health issues and this isolation isn't helping things at all.  Yesterday I spent all day consuming coronavirus news and that got ugly.  Today I stepped back a little and tried not to get obsessive about it, that helped a little.  I don't get my kids back home until Sunday, not sure if I'll have any in person human contact between now and then.  It's possible I might see a woman I've been casually dating if we can work out the logistics.
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Not the same, but can you video chat? My dad is alone a lot and video chats a lot with family. 

 
I never thought I'd ever see another shelter in in my life again. The Iranian revolution of 77 to 79 when we were there was nuts. Armed people on street corners, watching those out after curfew getting shot, having cars searched often, news 24/7 no other choices, and not just empty shelves but food shortages.

So for me that I have something to compare with, this is very doable. People complaining how harsh it is would have rolled over if they went through what we went through. So let's hunker down and get through this quicker. Nothing worse than being on lockdown mode for almost 2 years.

 
jwb said:
Yea, this is how I feel - one minute, all is going to be fine, the next "geez, is the life we had coming to an end"? 

It feels weird because we all know, deep down, that major "stay home" measures cannot be sustained for very long. The economy as we know it will collapse.
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Pretty much where I'm at- that we're on the verge of something unthinkable in so many ways.  Govt will find some excuse to follow through on plans they can only get away with during panics, supply chains fall apart and our consumption economy tanks causing mass hunger and violence, the virus continues mutating and this becomes the new normal, the price of goods becomes ridiculously high, economic downfall causes a domino effect on staples like water systems & power supply, millions unemployed, not to mention all the other stuff I was worried about before covid-19 was even a thing.  It's hard to tell whether economic systems can ever return to 100%.

I work in a pretty frontline retail context and I can tell the mental health picture in this country is not great.  You get the sense people are on edge, like they're all a bunch of animals with mouths to feed and not much left to lose.  I hope I'm wrong.  The worst case scenario is we just die!

I also think the next year or two could present a golden opportunity to make lifechanging investments and buy property.  I do think there's a light at the end of the tunnel for people that make it through this.  But it might come at the expense of weathering the darkest time in a few generations.  

 
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