14 I think this lockdown is doomed to fail, the elephant in the room is being ignored. Why close places down and put jobs at risk, when the places where the virus is rampant, schools and universities remain open? Anon, 2020 It has been the strangest part of my life so far. I would not say it’s affected me in a negative way but times are very strange. I miss certain things such as meeting friends in a cafe, at their or my home and our children playing together. Face masks have become a part of normality now but I do hope we will soon be able to do without them, even if they do have their benefits such as not having to smile all the time ha. Aidan Nitram, 2021 Finding work was very difficult and I got behind with bills. I finally started a cleaning job last week (12th jan) (which is not a job I would normally take). I feel the financial aspect of being in lockdown with no job has massively affected my mental health and it’s going to take me months to get back on top of my bills. Nicola, 2021 Online survey, 2020/ 2021 Mel’s notebook from the zoom sessions, Jan–May 2021
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