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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Friday) now to midnight UT (8pm Saturday Eastern Time).

Poll #24114 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 58

How are you doing?

I am OK
48 (82.8%)

I am not OK but I don't need help right now
9 (15.5%)

I could use some help
1 (1.7%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
23 (40.4%)

One other person
20 (35.1%)

More than one other person
14 (24.6%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

From:

goddess47

I don't know where you are, but in the US, New York State has a 24x7 phone crisis hotline... https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/covid-19-resources.html for a bunch of resources that are Covid-19 related, but they can pass you on if they aren't the ones to help.

I saw a semi-related post about dealing with a child's anxiety where a health care worker said the best you can do is listen and ask simple questions and be honest. Don't lie, as painful as that might be.

But look for a local crisis hotline to call and see if they can give you words to use. And help for yourself. You have our moral support, but you can use all the support you can get right now.

Good luck. **fierce hugs**

From:

hitokage

In the US, but in rural South Carolina. Sadly, this isn't the first time we've had to do trauma management, these guys have been through entirely too much in the last two years, between losing a great-aunt to whom they were very close (drunk driver), D's cancer, parents' divorce, and entirely too many moves. Wife and I are getting a little too good at handling tough questions, but they also know they can always ask us anything and we'll try our best to be a safe space for them.

But I'll be looking into some more resources online tomorrow - did too many things today, brain is about to turn to pumpkin jelly. ^^;

From:

gwyn

I am so sorry. This sounds like you're living through a waking nightmare. Are you aware of

copperbadge 's Radio Free Monday? Every Monday he makes a roundup post about ways to help people in fandom. When I haven't been flat broke, I've tried to donate to folks through that.