Universal Love HEY! How you doin? Covid-19 Mental Health Check

[Chewy316]

Hard day yesterday, was supposed to be my wedding day. Never would I have thought a pandemic would stop it after setting the date with the missus back in August of 2017.

I was so angry yesterday morning. And yet its times like yesterday that compared to so many, I've got it bloody good right now. Im still working, i haven't had to defer mortgage payments, and I'm very stable both financially and socially.

Had the bridal party over for a BBQ which was nice but when everyone's keeping their social distance, it's certainly not the same as before.

 

[Interstater]

Well during the month of May I've entered a competition to create and submit a videogame and have started this morning with creating a base map of Port Adelaide around 1870.

Very basic but I hope it makes sense.

 

[SteppingTiger]

Well during the month of May I've entered a competition to create and submit a videogame and have started this morning with creating a base map of Port Adelaide around 1870.

Very basic but I hope it makes sense.

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Nice.

I lack talent in creative areas so have gone with something that is just following instructions and no real skill ...

 

[snozulu]

My toxic work environment has finally broken me after nearly 4 years i have nothing left to fight in the tank. Once my contract finishes next month i am not re applying. My health has suffered so much from this job in Mental Health industry. The stress and BS i a have been through from the corruption, nepotism, lies and bullying, no one should ever need to endure on this scale. So many people have resigned since i have been here is a sure sign of the toxic nature of this place.I hope to find a better job opportunity in another location in South Australia. My health will be better for the change.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

My anxiety has run rampant over the past couple of months. I'm hoping it's improving but it can be hard to tell.

 

[snozulu]

My anxiety has run rampant over the past couple of months. I'm hoping it's improving but it can be hard to tell.

Sometimes good days and bad days. Just try to find what helps to de escalate yourself. I like mindfulness based methods for example

 

[rumoursofwinter]

Sometimes good days and bad days. Just try to find what helps to de escalate yourself. I like mindfulness based methods for example

I tend to use mindfulness based techniques. Sometimes your mind goes so wurry and circular that you think that you are doing the right thing, but you are just escalating.

 

[DaTBird187]

Got the call from the boss Friday night to say I'm going back to full time from Monday the 25th. Happy days. Four weeks of Job Keeper was enough.

The last three to four weeks have actually been pretty good, but it'll be nice to go back to normal work wise.

Have tried to make the most of the extra free time. Lots of bush walking has been great. Found the Kaiser Stuhl National Park walking trails the other week. Never been there, yet they are 10 minutes from my house.

 

[philreich]

Getting used to working from home - it's a bit weird, but I'm enjoying the lack of interruptions during the day. Nobody knows my mobile number, so I can just get on with my work to my heart's content.

 

[gbear]

Get to go back to my primary job of teaching at uni next week. Means I will be working almost full time between the gigS I picked up when we were stood down by the University. I went from 2 jobs(uni and nursing agency) to 4 (nurse immuniser and covid tester). Only a couple of days at uni to start off with due to way smaller lab classes due to social distancing, so I will be trying to manage a full time work load until the beginning of July. May not see my girls much in the coming weeks, but I am thankful to be employed.

 

[philreich]

It's official - our boy will be leaving hospital on Monday!!!!!

 

[Harro59]

Still working from home but I do go I to the office a day a week at the moment. Just need to keep pushing projects at the moment.

We are still pushing hard at the minute, still busy. Just need to make sure I get out and keep exercising, easy to fall into the trap of just work work work

 

[edgie]

Nice.

I lack talent in creative areas so have gone with something that is just following instructions and no real skill ...

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[Interstater]

I request an update on this

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I know you meant the lego, but here's an update on the game also.

I have a tonne of work to do on this by Sunday week....

Play 1870 - 2020 The time of our lives in your Browser | ShareMyGame

31st May - Version 1.0.2 Still has bugs but it is playable and will be expanded on with an inventory system and my own custom art over time. Hint: the big guys hit harder :)

sharemygame.com

 

[SteppingTiger]

I request an update on this

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Yeah kinda forgot I had shared this as I update insta and FB regularly for the updates

Progress has been slow as I only work on it the weeks I have my kids over and to be honest it will be a little sad when we do finish.

Bag 6 of 17 is halfway through and approx step 400 of 1377 in the manual....photos aren’t quite in sequence for some reason, but you get the gist

 

[edgie]

Yeah kinda forgot I had shared this as I update insta and FB regularly for the updates

Progress has been slow as I only work on it the weeks I have my kids over and to be honest it will be a little sad when we do finish.

Bag 6 of 17 is halfway through and approx step 400 of 1377 in the manual....photos aren’t quite in sequence for some reason, but you get the gist

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Goodness gracious

Do you need a trade certificate for that build?

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[Chokito]

The wife also works in mental health. Taking massive toll. Its as if now that some sort of “normality” is returning, the s**t is hitting the fan.
Im sorry to hear all whose health is suffering but I hope things work out for the better! Please message me if you want to vent or anything

 

[edgie]

The wife also works in mental health. Taking massive toll. Its as if now that some sort of “normality” is returning, the s**t is hitting the fan.
Im sorry to hear all whose health is suffering but I hope things work out for the better! Please message me if you want to vent or anything

Is there some possibility that things returning to normal may not be the light at the end of the tunnel?

 

[Chokito]

Is there some possibility that things returning to normal may not be the light at the end of the tunnel?

Personally? I don’t think so.
Until a vaccine arrives I don’t think world travel will happen, for example. Plus all the PTSD for many people.

As a country we are doing bloody well. But I am constantly fearful of complacency

 

[Tredz]

Is this guy the biggest flog in all of history?

Kyle Sandilands: Yesterday was the ‘biggest mistake of my life’

Kyle Sandilands has spoken out about the fallout from his controversial 60 Minutes interview with co-host Jackie O, calling one on-air decision yesterday the biggest mistake of his life.

www.news.com.au

 

[edgie]

I dunno in my experience that's always worked a treat.

 

[DaTBird187]

Is this guy the biggest flog in all of history?

Kyle Sandilands: Yesterday was the ‘biggest mistake of my life’

Kyle Sandilands has spoken out about the fallout from his controversial 60 Minutes interview with co-host Jackie O, calling one on-air decision yesterday the biggest mistake of his life.

www.news.com.au

I'd be struggling to find an alternative.

 

[dirty2]

I'm sick of going to work coming home staring at a wall going to sleep then going to work again... but that was my life before covid as well...

 

[240volt]

Well I did my 2 weeks in a fancy Sydney hotel thinking this will be a walk in the park and could not understand why people were complaining about it.
I was 100% wrong it was 2 weeks of hell you could only take one step outside the door to pick up your meal in a paper bag and then straight back in you cell (room).
Each day the room became smaller and smaller and sleeping was almost impossible.
I can see after this anyone who is struggling a bit in life with Stress or Anxiety could very easily be pushed over the edge with this quarantine.

 

[240volt]

I'm sick of going to work coming home staring at a wall going to sleep then going to work again... but that was my life before covid as well...

In the old days that’s how it was for everyone in the workforce.
Work home bed that’s it people did that day in day out for 40 plus years.
The way that industrial relations has gone since the Howard days this will become the new norm again sadly.