Mental Health Issues Due to COVID-19

This year has given most of us a lot of struggles. There were a lot of restrictions, especially when going to places. I know several people who are still dealing with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety due to lockdowns. How about you guys? Did you struggle mentally as well or were you able to adapt instantly to the changes?

I think most will have had some form of anxiety and been a bit down/depressed with the restrictions this year but equally I think many would also be grateful they were living in Ireland. Ireland seems to have got a better handle on the restrictions necessary to get on top of the virus, you only have to look at ecdc map to understand there are many countries with far higher case numbers and positivity rates. And many countries in Europe are still experiencing case numbers that are comparable to their highest peaks.
I also personally appreciate how much space I have around me I would hate to be living in London right now, mind you I never liked living in London full stop.
Those of us lucky enough to have motorhomes parked on our drives will get the opportunity to take off when the circumstances allow and I think more than ever people have realised that you don’t need to travel 100s of miles to change your environment and outlook.
I have my van packed all ready to go all I have to do is grab some provisions out of the house fridge and set for a night or nights away.
2020 has been a year of adversity but we can adapt we can look forward to hopefully a much better 2021. And even if 2021 isn’t great we can and will make the best of it.
My glass is half full.

Those of us who own Motorhomes are very lucky; I've even slept in it outside my back door just to have a change of scenery over the lockdown. Hopefully we will be able to move about more freely in 2021, there isn't a problem with social distancing when you go away but being able to just go somewhere is so important. I can't see us travelling abroad in 2021 but that's ok, there are some fab places here at home where we can park up and chill out. I've booked Bundoran for the New Year so that's something to look forward too. Happy Christmas everyone and keep safe.

Touché!

Eat well, sleep well, live well, and get the xxxx off social media!

Hi all!

At first. it's really crazy with all the news from mainstream media depicting the virus as some kind of apocalypse. Can't blame those people who don't know better. If you don't have any urgent business, I say stay away from the news and social media.



Lucky indeed!

Merry Christmas! 2021 is going to be better! Let's all claim it.

Here's an article from WHO you guys might be interested in. It talks about our health during this mentally challenging time.
https://www.who.int/campaigns/…A8QAvD_BwE

Have a look when you get the chance. Keep safe!

Yes mental health is a critical part of our wellbeing.

Mental health is a serious thing, and people should start working on this if we want to have a saner future generation. A disturbed child will soon be a disturbed parent and so on. It will never end.

To be able to say how you have been affected means you have come a long way, it can be difficult enough to even tell your wife how you are feeling at a particular point in the day never mind anyone else

Good god John too much information. I am scared for life.

At the start of my illness I felt ashamed which lead to a deeper depression I didn’t talk to anyone till it was to late ,it is a illness and nothing to be ashamed of but it took a few dedicated people and a lot of love and positive energy from my wife family and my best friends to get me to where I am today ,don’t get me wrong I’m still suffering from this terrible illness but now I can talk about it I don’t hold anything in now and I’m not ashamed to tell people I’m ill ,but one thing I find a good sense of humour helps a lot 🤪 if I can bring a little bit of happiness to someone else I feel great ,chins up and rock on

Don’t forget your not alone always speak to someone