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3 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
#LockdownVoices

"I worry our lives will never be the same… I fear for the future of my children in this draconian existence we seem to be ‘living’ at the moment…"

"As a new business, I was without funding for 11 months.

Only now this month have I received £2000...
"I’ve developed anxiety because of the financial strain we’ve been under as family.

I’m anxious about the current response to Covid, not actually catching it.

I worry that our lives will never be the same, and it keeps me up at night...
"My two children have missed 9 months of school and they’re emotional, irritable and moody; they’re only 7 and 4.

It breaks my heart.

I fear for their futures in this draconian existence we seem to be ‘living’ at the moment...
"I’ve had suicidal thoughts but my children stop me from ever doing it.

I’m not sure I’ll ever get over the mental scars this pandemic has brought."
#EnoughIsEnough. It's time for the UK govt to behave with humanity, and end its irresponsible Campaign of Fear.

Curbing the basic freedoms of the population, many of whom will suffer long term consequences, is inhumane.

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"I’m at the point where I’d rather have Covid and die than carry on..."

"The last day I worked was March 23 2020. I was a taxi controller. A job I loved and suited me as I have disabilities...
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"I lost an uncle back in March, suffering dementia.

He was left alone to die in his care home.

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"...put it down as dementia.

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"We are locking down but at what cost? What incalculable cost to an entire generation?"

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"I am anxious and depressed a lot of the time. Lack motivation to work and carry out tasks and need 9 to 10 hours sleep just to function.

I was even suicidal last year and spent three nights working out how I could kill myself.

I have NEVER EVER felt like this before...
"I worry all the time for my young adult children and their futures.

The one that is working from home is under unprecedented pressure and has taken hardly any holiday so is burnt out.

With rising youth unemployment they know they are lucky to have jobs...
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"Lockdown for me is a living hell. Monday before Xmas I tried to take my own life, mid January I tried again.

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"...to look forward to, to help me get through.

I’d have four music festivals a year booked which were my happy places, they were spread out between March and September meaning any time I struggled I only had a short while before I could be back in my happy place...
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