Tired

[lnr]

Today I am tired. Physically, because I have a blasted cough which keeps waking me, so I'm short of sleep, but so much more mentally. Maybe kids really *are* relatively safe and I'm worrying unnecessarily, but I'm finding it really hard to be told that basically any measures to keep them safer are an over-reaction and that their education is *so* important it can't possibly be disrupted again. Even vulnerable kids under 11 are unable to get vaccinated yet except off-label if their medical team can arrange it. I'm just tired of worrying and tired of missing out on things and still being unable to feel safe, and tired of feeling like I'm the one being unreasonable.

Possibly I should just quit Twitter for a bit and bury my head in the sand and then I won't be so worn out by it all?

Comments

[rmc28]

Negstimming is a thing, beware of it.

(And being aware of our limitations to do much about things - we can do the best we can with the things we can actually influence, but perpetually fretting over things we can't influence isn't good for us.)

I had a nice conversation this morning with a friend, where we're clearly making different choices about where the risk/reward balance lies for our respective similarly-aged children, but I didn't feel either of us were being unreasonable or wildly risky.

[lnr]

I've turned retweets off on twitter (mute "RT @") and am unfollowing anyone who I'm not emotionally attached to in some way, and Twitter looks less Doom already. Better sleep (as cough is improving!) will no doubt help.

[sphyg]

I'm tired of worrying about being careful and the limitations to my daily life - especially on my day off!

[sphyg]

Sorry, that was a bit negative. I think it's ok to not be ok.

[lnr]

:) No, not too negative, and I agree. Take care of yourself too. I'd welcome another outdoor cuppa at Cara when it warms up a bit!

[sphyg]

Yes, would be nice to meet up again when we're out of plan B.

[barakta]

I'm sorry it's so stressful. I think if a Twitter break would help then do it. My partner has Twitter lists of people who never/rarely post about Covid and post about cool engineering and cats only.

[lnr]

Yeah, I don't think I can turn it off completely (I miss the distraction and quick paced human contact), but I've done a bit of curating to make it less full of covid and boris bloody johnson.

Thanks.

[juliet]

Turning off RTs is really helpful; and unfollowing or muting with abandon also (IME) helps. There are some folks I follow but have muted because whilst I like them in person, I cannot handle their Twitter presence (generally some or all of: shouty, negative, highly political in particular ways).

[lnr]

I'd already turned off retweets for a few individuals who were either too prolific or (my mum) too terfy. Turning them off completely though has really made a difference!

I know what you mean about muting but not unfollowing some people though - I tend to use the Facebook equivalent (unfollow but not un-friend) quite a bit :)

[sfred]

I hope you get more sleep soon.

I have removed from my phone twitter client everything except the 'list' (filter) of my actual friends and one or two joy-bringing accounts: this has made my head better.