Is Covid the worst thing to happen in your life / will be the worst thing to happen

Last year with the 2 of us working and looking after young kids when the crèche was closed was a ball of hardship. June 2020 nearly broke me. But it was temporary and in hindsight wasn't anywhere near as hard as some people have it.

The weather was very good which was a blessing. Covid wasn't the worst thing, and I can see bigger challenges in the future too.

Pretty minimal. I don't have a family, so no kids in school or any of that I am not cooped up in an apartment and my job was hardly affected at all.

I have genuine empathy for those who had tougher circumstances than me and regularly reflected on how lucky I was to have had such an alright time of it. I had an incredibly sh*tty recession - I am so so glad I didn't have to go through anything like that again.

It depends what someone's personal circumstances are. I suspect my neighbour would be still alive if his heart issues were flagged earlier and he wasn't first self isolating at home before going to hospital last May. People whose businesses were slowly going under and it was nothing they could do. People who lost their job and couldn't find another one and so on. Or family members stuck in the house with abusive person. Those who needed mental health or other health services and so on.

It was not the worst time in my life, not even close but that doesn't mean it wasn't really hard for some people. I didn't enjoy it though. I haven't seen my parents for well over a year and it's extra hassle.

No, considering I almost died in 2016, was then diagnosed instead with a slightly less grim illness then originally thought that I’ve managed to kick and kill through hard work and rehabilitation.....on behalf of myself and others as well as a tonne of kindness...

Covid has been a walk in the park really.

It’s required good amounts common sense and discipline....good judgement to keep myself and others away from high risk situations and ignoring the “ ohhh come on we haven’t seen X person in months, just ten minutes “ ... “ well the X charity could appreciate a hand, it will be distant “....spiel we’ve been accustomed too all be it that’s calmed down in the latter weeks seeing as there is light at the end of the tunnel.

My cousin died but he was terminally ill with cancer before covid... two other cousins got it from the other side at the start, both work in education, one being an SNA but young and well enough to recover at home...

Covid has impacted how we / I live.. restricted my enjoyment, quality of life, there has been more stress but it’s not the worst thing to happen in life.... not so far and it won’t for the remainder be...

For some Covid has led to loss of loved ones or serious illness.
They have had it probably as bad as it can be for a person.
It's only when you lose someone during Covid and have the 10 mourners and near empty graveside that you realize just how important the ritual of the funeral here in Ireland is.
Leave aside the religious aspect, I mean the community coming together to say goodbye and support the bereaved.

Others, well Covid has restricted their social life, ruined their engagement with school or college, obliterated the traditional "work" model and that takes a lot of adjusting.
Some people don't like change and have an aversion to adaptation. It plays out as the world against them.
There's a cohort of college students entering 2nd year that have never met their classmates.
Then there's the original 1st years who were abandoned for semester 2 of their 1st year.

How bad something is, is very subjective.
For an awful lot of people the last 15 months are so are the worst, most isolating and jarring time they have ever encountered.
So for them, it really has been the worst time ever.

There's no need for a dick measuring contest or Joe Duffy misery porn. No need to tell them that it's only the worst their life has been...
So far!
With a Homer and Bart meme

I think what there is certainly a need for tho?
Is a little more empathy, compassion and consideration before we dismiss the feelings of others regarding the pandemic with an air of "They don't know what real pain is".

They do, they mightn't know our pain.
But everyone knows theirs, and if we can just perhaps appreciate that aspect of the post pandemic person?
It might not all have been for no gain other than public health.

Can I just ask everyone who's reading this thread to play a little radiohead in background .... I just think it'll add to your experience

My dad had cancer in 2019, my FIL had a mini-stroke recently, my partner suffered a miscarriage a few years ago and I recently watched Independence Day 2 for the second time, all of these were worse than covid.

Others have definitely had it tough though.

banie01 wrote: »

For some Covid has led to loss of loved ones or serious illness.
They have had it probably as bad as it can be for a person.
It's only when you lose someone during Covid and have the 10 mourners and near empty graveside that you realize just how important the ritual of the funeral here in Ireland is.
Leave aside the religious aspect, I mean the community coming together to say goodbye and support the bereaved.

Others, well Covid has restricted their social life, ruined their engagement with school or college, obliterated the traditional "work" model and that takes a lot of adjusting.
Some people don't like change and have an aversion to adaptation. It plays out as the world against them.
There's a cohort of college students entering 2nd year that have never met their classmates.
Then there's the original 1st years who were abandoned for semester 2 of their 1st year.

How bad something is, is very subjective.
For an awful lot of people the last 15 months are so are the worst, most isolating and jarring time they have ever encountered.
So for them, it really has been the worst time ever.

There's no need for a dick measuring contest or Joe Duffy misery porn. No need to tell them that it's only the worst their life has been...
So far!
With a Homer and Bart meme

I think what there is certainly a need for tho?
Is a little more empathy, compassion and consideration before we dismiss the feelings of others regarding the pandemic with an air of "They don't know what real pain is".

They do, they mightn't know our pain.
But everyone knows theirs, and if we can just perhaps appreciate that aspect of the post pandemic person?
It might not all have been for no gain other than public health.

There is no doubt that what you say is true, but the thread title is not, 'how has it affected everyone else', its 'is it the worst thing to happen in your life?'

There has been huge discussion and information about how it has created issues of all kinds, from death of loved ones to other/mental illhealth. This is simply looking at another angle. Answering does not negate all the stuff you have pointed out.

For me, no, far from being the worst. Be glad to see it over though.

Not even close. No affect on income, no one close to me died since March last year, I don't have kids and I'm generally an introverted person anyway.

I found Covid to be a bit of a breather from the endless invites to things, the need to be places and to see people that normal life entails. There was something comforting in the simplicity and familiarity of the lockdown. Now, I'm not sorry we are (hopefully) putting it behind us, but it was far from the worst thing ever from my perspective.

Let's see, I lost both my parents, my apartment, and my job over little more than a year, ending in 2018.

So for me personally, the current situation is not an issue at all. I have a new job that's been keeping me busy over the lockdowns, a decent paycheque and a whole lot of perspective. Things could be worse, far worse, and I feel truly sorry for anyone who has suffered a loss as a result of this crisis. It's hard enough to take under normal circumstances.

I think that on individual levels, a lot of people will say no. I say no, our son had to have open heart surgery a few years back when he was only 18 months old, that's way worse.

But on a national and societal level, it was the worst thing to happen to the country for many a decade, and hopefully it will be the worst for generations to come too.

I don’t think Covid is the worst thing to happen in my life or most people’s lives.
However I do think it changed peoples lives and how they lived them.
Not being able to visit family/friends.
Not being able to socialise be it the pub, mass,bingo, sport.
If you were into holidays or going places.
Not being able to visit sick or dying relatives.
Being left alone in hospital when you were unwell.
Not being able to attend funerals, weddings.
If your young the chances of meeting somebody seems reduced/more difficult or even general friend making.
Education how successful are class online compared to the real thing.
Businesses/hospitality closed and some places not reopening.

You do wonder how people would feel if they were told this after noon that this is life for the next 10/20 years.

No it’s not the worst thing. No impact to my income and WFH means I am around for my son more instead of commuting.
Lockdown wasn’t fun and at times things felt hopeless, but I have been through worse.
Sitting outside Temple Street ICU so they could try stabilise my son when he was14months is definitely the worst experience of my life. Thankfully he pulled through even though things were looking bleak.

It's been awful in some ways but great in others, as crass as that sounds, and of course it's easy for me to say when I didn't experience any losses due to or during covid. Living with my OH, far away from all our friends and family and dealing with mental health issues made the year really difficult. I'm someone who really values "my people" and it was a long year of feeling very alone, even now I feel socially really weird and anxious about my various relationships. On the other hand, due to my OH now permanently working from home, it means we are finally able to move to where we want to be living, around our close ones and I am ecstatic about that.

It might be high up on my list of worst things but that's a mark of my privilege in life really.

mariaalice wrote: »

If you think Covid is the worst thing that could happen in your life your in for a big surprise.

This is pretty much spot on imo.
I have had worse things happen in my life than covid up to now. Seeing my folks twice in well over a year has been tough, as has not seeing friends or travelling. Not going on honeymoon. But hey will get over it things are now improving pretty quickly.

There have been some positives as well, saved a serious amount of money, lots of walking with the dog. Plus I have generally been really happy working from home, to have a mix going forward will be lovely