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Ughh another national lockdown

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How are you feeling about lockdown. It’s ok to struggle with it and we’re all here if you need anything
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"The way that I have found the light in my life is through the expressive arts because I know that I will be accepted for the way I am." ~ Me
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But we are all in this together now *pretends to be part of the High School Musical cast* and we'll get through it each day at a time!
Sending big hugs to anyone struggling
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"The way that I have found the light in my life is through the expressive arts because I know that I will be accepted for the way I am." ~ Me
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On the note of "millions jobless", the BBC reported unemployment issues had increased to 4.9% during August - October, meaning that 1.69 million people were unemployed. We can't ignore the impact that lockdown has on people's jobs, particularly those who work or own a small/independent business. To ignore this would be to dismiss all of those in the local community struggling to stay afloat in the new economic world.
Whilst I agree with @Mike that lockdowns do work, I don't want to ignore the fact that they "they cause far more devastation" - I do however, agree with this in a way. Lockdown does create a lot of devastation. Whilst we are keeping infection rates lower and hospital admissions to a minimum, lockdown causes many devastations elsewhere in our lives. We are saving lives by going into lockdown and helping the NHS to manage but we can't forget about the people who aren't managing at home from one or more of the above points. I think this is a situation where you have to weigh up both sides of the argument and ultimately saving lives for me is the winner BUT I'm not going to ignore the truth in the impacts lockdown can have.
@Past User It sounds like this lockdown has hit you hard, and I'm sending you hugs
I'm wondering how you're feeling now? We've been in the new lockdown for a few days and so I'm curious if your thoughts around this have changed in anyway? Please remember we're always here if you need a chat and your feelings are always valid
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So although it’s hard I think going into lockdown is the right decision for now. Hopefully with the lockdown the cases can decrease to what they were in September. And with the vaccine coming in as well hopefully we can work to keep the cases down after lockdown. However I agree with @Eleanor and @Past User that lockdowns can have a negative impact on people wellbeing.
How are you finding it so far @Past User, have you been finding thing to do to keep you busy?