Context: I am relieved that we seem to be coming to the end of the pandemic with the vaccine. But very angry that the UK government has handled the matter disastrously with blatant corruption and this has resulted in unnecessary death and hardship and yet it seems to be riding high in the polls. I hate this country and as a 30 year old Brit feel I have no future here. Housing costs are ridiculous and only increasing, while work precarity is now the norm and living standards will continue to go down for working class people. Yet no one seems to care and selfish bastards keep voting for the Tories, who will probably be in government for another decade. And Keir Starmer only offers more of the same.

Context: It is a weird, scary time. But some people are not following advice which makes me angry. I am concerned about various family members who are classed as vulnerable. I feel the government is only doing the bare minimum, there are plenty more things they could do. I feel sorry for the frontline healthcare workers are fighting this as i do not feel they are protected enough.  Its frustrating to be on lockdown but i think in the long term it is the safest thing to do. More lives will be saved and the burden on the nhs will subside.

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I feel tired and frustrated - they would have been my first choices for current mood! My daily life hasn't changed as much as other people (I am a practice nurse so have worked throughout - no furlough), but I haven't seen family much outside of work (I live alone) so my workplace has become my family and social life - for better and for worse! We are taking our frustrations out on each other now. My feeling of 'anger' which I selected is more today than generally - I've just done a grocery shop and found people in the shop just didn't care, refusing to wear masks and complaining when asked by staff to wear a mask.

At the beginning I admit to even feeling a bit excited, although that sounds terrible - it was horrifying but also fascinating to be nursing through a pandemic and to be part of a huge group effort across the NHS. I enjoy the scientific aspect of medicine and health and was genuinely interested by what was happening, in a detached way.

Now I just feel tired.

Context: I am very annoyed with the government for doing so little to protect us.  Even the vaccination programme which could have been a positive was turned negative by using it as an experimental tool and moving the goal posts for some after they had had their first vaccination.  I'm fed up of the restrictions, but see that they are necessary generally.  I do think it should have been a stronger lockdown so it could have been shorter - too many going to work.  Schools are going back too early with no real measures in place to stop spread of aerosol.  I feel anxious because I am still waiting for my jab and my son is back at school with hundreds of kids from Monday.  He will be on public transport too.  If they had waited till the end of the month it would have made a big difference to me.

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i feel positive about the corona situation in my country at the moment as the current infection rate as well as daily death tolls are decreasing and have been so for some time now.

As well as this there is a vaccine roll out which makes me feel even more positive about the situation as a whole.

however this could change as their are many virus variants in my country at the moment but due to the restrictions placed on everyone the daily number of infections has come down and will continue to stay down until they are removed.

Context: I am very angry at the moment because people are not listening to the rules, for instance do not congregate, do not meet family and friends, stand 2 meters away from each other.  I am so angry because if people do not comply then this virus will take forever to be cured.  My neighbours are complete lunatics, they are having parties, load music, walking around as if nothing has happened.  I am fuming, I won't to report them, but I cannot as they live next door and I don't want any trouble.  Also I go out for a walk in the fields near where I live as I have diabetes and I do not have a clue how my sugar levels are and I would guarantee some uneducated peasant will be walking directly at me which makes me so angry

Context: It’s annoying having to hear about it all the time, it’s always in the news and everyone keeps talking about it. I don’t really care about it either, I just wish everyone would stop overreacting about it. It’s not a big deal - more people die from the flu or cancer each year but everyone seems to have forgotten about that, yet they are still a very prevalent issue. I want everything to go back to normal and put all this nonsense behind us. I would much rather we focus on other issues too, such as illnesses that kill more people.

Context: i dont understand why all borders were shut down everywere , i am angry lockdown has taken so long , i am angry its too soft , people should just be buying food and medicines but they are not , there is not enough police issuing fines , the rule should be 8 metres apart not 2 as sneezes and coughs travel that far ,i work in a shop and my job is not essential i work on fragrance yet my company think its ok to sell this item aswel as make up , essential should mean somthing that your life would be at risk if you did not have

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I feel angry at the source of the outbreak and how it was hidden by the Chinese government for so long. However, I'm not angry at the Chinese people because I know it isn't their fault. I also find myself questioning whether other governments might have some kind of warped role to play in the scenario (e.g. 5G conspiracies and other theories).

I am not overly worried about my own health if I get the virus, but I am very worried about the potential for my parents to become ill.

I am self employed and I've lost a lot of work through the coronavirus. Although it's positive that the government will support self employed people, this help will not come until June and in the meantime I don't know how I will cope for money. I am a travel writer and I am now having to force myself to imagine a world without the concept of international travel. I am truly fearful that we might be restricted from travelling for years into the future. The uncertainty is what is getting to me the most.

I am getting so frustrated with the lockdown and how it has destroyed my business and left me feeling really lonely and anxious, depressed etc. Eventually, there will come a time when we have to leave our houses and I am beginning to wonder whether we will ever have this virus under control. Ultimately, at some point we will have to face the music, let nature run its course and accept the casualties. It's tough, but sometimes that's how life works out.

Context: I am upset and annoyed at the virus and how many it is killing, harming and the damage it is doing to businesses, people's livelihood etc. I am not myself worried about contracting the virus or on how it will affect my income, thankfully. It has put a halt to everyones life which is an annoyance but hopefully it will be over and we can once again return to how we used to be. I miss friends, football and my daily life but i know that they arent playing second fiddle to this virus, i want people to respect it and stay indoors and listen to the government guidance.

Context: Our government has done very badly at handling this, they have lied and swindled the people. They could have done so much better by caring about the people and not their pockets, by acting sooner, like other countries have done (e.g. China, New Zealand). It is extremely frustrating to see people who clearly and genuinely don't care, to be ""leading"" this country, lying the whole time, openly and brazenly to our faces. The track and trace fiasco is a national disgrace, as is the ""pay rise"" for NHS staff. They deserve so much better. Ghana increased their hospital staff wages by 50% over the pandemic - why can the UK, one of the richest countries in the world, not do the same.

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I feel sad about the rona vrirus,
It's restricted any holiday plans whilst keeping me in isolation which is making me to put on extra weight and feel lazy.
This is very bad for me as it's occurring in a period where I have to revise for my final year exams. To an extent it means I may nit be able to receive exemptions from professional qualifications like ACCA.
I would further continue to say that I 'm also very annoyed at the lack of people who are actually concerned about corona as people are still going to beaches and acting like they're on holiday.

Context: I feel the same as I have done throughout the pandemic. I am scared, anxious and angry mostly. Seeing so many mistakes by the governments and so many people ignoring advice is extremely frustrating. The fact so many people have died and so many families have suffered avoidable tragedies is a black mark on the human race. I am not hopeful for the future as there are a lot of people who still don't get it, or who are far too eager to return to old ways when we are not ready to do so. I would be in favour of going slow and taking time to ensure people are safe and fully vaccinated.

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Annoyed. Wish I had my life. The power is not my own sadly. I am locked in my house. Ripped away from my lived one. Deprived of peace. My mother is making me angry. The scenario is and so is my worl situation as I dont get to go out and work I do it role home and I miss fresh air and normally.
Thanks for listening I hope there is a cure vaccine or solution soon as I do not know what other resolution we might have in store.
I have no knowledge of the state of affairs. Please note. This is not my normal life now it is differ
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I am now tired of all the restrictions placed on our lives. I have home schooled my children for 5 months in the last year whilst still working in essential services. We have had nothing to really look forward to and the whole situation seems dragged out.

In the last year I have had no symptoms, none of my family have. I have been working out in the public and have been fine. I feel this could have been dealt with sooner. I don't feel like this is over either

I have cancelled three weddings and have no idea when I can now get married.

Context: It makes me angry that the media is feeding lies into society to drive fear. It is disgusting how many people are happy to submit to a state enforced home incarceration regime. It is easy to fool people but difficult to convince them they are being fooled. One day they will realise the truth but by then it will be too late. Keeping people under house arrest will not stop the spread of the so called virus. The level of imposed control and over reach of powers by the police is draconian and extreme.

Context: I am enraged because I can't go on a date.  That is literally the only reason for my anger.  I enjoy using Tinder and I am being prevented!  Furthermore, I can't go to the gym which I would describe as 'irritating'.  I would rather know we were stuck in for six months than have the feeling of the unknown.  Also, as a shop worker I feel that store assistants should be allowed to wear face masks.  Social distancing is one thing, but what about industrial distancing?! I have baked more cakes than normal due to avoiding trips to the shop for biscuits.

Context: I am frustrated and angry about the fact that my life has been put on hold for almost a year due to the lockdown, but a little hopeful that with the vaccine the situation will finally go back to normal. I'm also worried about the long-term financial impact of the government support measures taken in the last few months. I feel annoyed by the people who supported and still support the lockdown, especially those that refuse to consider its social and economic damage, and closer to the people who did not. I generally feel less connected to the people around me than I used to before the lockdown. I miss seeing, visiting and interacting in person with my colleagues, friends and family.

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I feel hopeful and optimistic that in the next few months covid will disappear and we can go back to living a normal life.
The case nums are going down which is good news.
There are still a few factors that may cause case nums to go back up again such as schools reopening etc but many people have had vaccines so maybe this will stop the cases rising again.

Overall I am looking forward to living a normal life again and seeing friends/family and going to bars. The government haven't done too well to combat covid as there are many unemployed people struggling to find work and our high street stores are dying but there is nothing we can do about it. Would have been interesting to see how Labour would have dealt with fighting covid-19 instead of the conservatives.

Context: I'm incredibly angry at how the situation has been dealt with. It is now clear the government acted too late. The possibility of a 20,000 death toll is absolutely inexcusable. The lack of testing and sufficient allocation of PPE, has costed the lives of many front line workers. This was absolutely a political choice, for which I will never forgive the government. Instead of spending billions on weapons we will never use, all we needed was some social cooperation and fabric masks. The cheek of the PM to use words like ""operation last gasp"" have just added fuel to the fire. I could go on for ages describing the utter contempt and despair I feel at the moment.

Context: I feel anger because I am a key worker and I have to be at work every day risking my health. Then people who should stay at home are outside having good time. Running every day, on bikes with families and every day I see them shopping (example they came just for one banana every day-idiots). It is to hard for them to stay at home and they have paid for that- extra holiday.  if I have a chance to stay at home I would stay. For me them people should pay for that behaviour.  If people are not gonna listen every advise by nhs it will be long time it will finish. Only thing I am asking is STAY HOME

Context: I'm angry because I feel the government were too slow to shut everything down, because they cared more about the economy than people's lives (see Johnson's  ""herd immunity"" comments), and now we're losing doctors and nurses, and one of my best friends has lost her mum. Yet we *knew* this was coming, weeks before it hit us. It's unconscionable. I'm also angry because our shelf-stackers, delivery drivers, nurses, and all the other working folk who we have *always* needed to keep the country running, have been so badly treated for so many years, but are suddenly ""angels"" and are getting bonuses, only now. I wonder how long it will take the establishment to re-brand them as benefit-scroungers again.  I'm also angry to see reports about people being evicted, and every other misuse of power from those with money against those without. I'm also terribly sad, not just for my friend, but for all the families who have lost people, and all the people living in fear (like my 40-something, immunocompromised neighbour who has been told to not leave his house, yet still has to go to hospital every three weeks for blood transfusions). For all the bad feeling towards China for being the origin of this virus, the figures suggest they have handled it much better than the west.

Context: I am frustrated that, despite a successful vaccine rollout in the UK with subsequent positive effects on death and hospitalisation rates, we are still in lockdown and will have some form of restrictions until late June at the earliest. I am frustrated that the government said lockdown would be eased once the vulnerable have been vaccinated - which they now have - yet nothing has changed and we still need to 'protect the NHS' from a virus than now poses a small threat to the service and will therefore not overwhelm it in any capacity.

Context: I am sick and tired of it all. Not being able to go out with friends to pubs n night club. Most days I feel so sad and upset about it all. I am hoping that we will be getting back to some normality very soon. I feel sorry for the ones who have lost their loved ones. Hopefully one day we will wake up and all of this will be a nightmare. I don't trust the government nor the scientist for what they are telling us. The media are constantly feeding us with so many negativities. My mum has recently been getting the vaccination so will my dad very soon. So at least that's some sort of positivity. I can only hope that it'll get better and better.

Context: At this exact moment I feel weary of Corona - I am a community nurse manager and just home from a night shift I had to work at short notice (again) as I could not find cover for staff shielding or off sick with covid. I am tired of nagging my team about PPE and other trust rules, tired of following those rules myself, weary of all the extra time every simple task takes, weary of trying to reassure patients and families and keep myself and my team safe. My community NHS trust has gone above and beyond to keep us as safe as they can - not all covid patients are in hospital - I cannot fault their efforts, but they can’t knit me any nurses to replace those told to shield or who are isolating or ill or who have retired early because they can’t take the pressure of covid anymore. I am angry at people who think the rules don’t apply to them and mix with friends and family because they are ‘OK’ and they are ‘safe’, angry at a small number of colleagues who claim to be such high risk they must not see covid patients under any circumstances yet have refused to be vaccinated, upset for their colleagues, some equally at risk,  who then have to take more than their fair share of the ‘covid team’ to cover for these fools, but overall I am just very very weary and would walk out of this job tomorrow given the chance. And the budget this week was just a slap in the face and another nail in the coffin.

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Disgusted and angry with the government, poor leadership.
Lies and false  promises of future action that will not happen ie testing of NHS staff. Blame of other as media distraction, ie public distancing over the last weekend and pay of  footballers.
Constant use of war metaphors by politicians in a call to rally to the flag rather than challenge their poor performance.
Annoyed there was no money for the last 10 years until the tory business leaders need a handout then free cash for all.

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I’m disappointed in the government - their response has killed so many. They give themselves an 11% pay rise and the aren’t even working. Yet nurses and teachers (who never stopped working) are allowed to die on the front lines. The government still don’t meet in person because “it isn’t safe too”. It makes me sick. As a teacher, we have been vilified for keeping ourselves and students (and therefore their families) safe and campaigning for home learning.

Everything should be locked down until we are at zero cases. Schools are opening and cases are still higher than they were in October 2020.

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I am feeling angry because I feel that I have wasted one year of my life.   I retired to travel and spend time with my family in another part of the UK and have been stuck at home.  I am angry because people have made bad decisions at the start of the pandemic and because the public have also not followed the rules last year.  The most prevalent feeling is one of wasted time.

I am angry because I feel that people have died unnecessarily due to those bad decisions at the start of the pandemic.  We should have locked down earlier and we are still making bad decisions with regard to closing borders and letting in people too easily.

I am anxious in case I catch the virus - I don't know how I might react to it even though I am fit.

Context: I cannot believe it is almost a year since we went into the first lock down. It feels like a year of lifetime lost and I am worried that we will not be able to lave this country even by the summer as I have family abroad. I am angry with this government, actually with the whole western world, for not taking it seriously enough at the beginning which I think is the reason or the mess we are in today. And politically I fear that because of the success of the vaccination rollout people are going to forget that this government made sure the people at the top are not suffering the (financial) consequences of this pandemic, but those at the bottom will for years to come

Context: I'm angry and frustrated that the government's incompetence has cost us our lives and freedoms. We shouldn't have had to give up nearly 2 years of our lives to begin with. I can't wait for the lockdown to end so I can finally get on with my life. The people not following the rules are ruining it for the rest of us. Many of us have given up luxuries and freedoms to keep our loved ones, and the loved ones of others, safe during this horrible time. Why can't the selfish few do the same? I don't expect it to snap back to normal right away, but I want the end of lockdown to come soon. It cannot come soon enough.

Context: I'm feeling bored of the corona situation, I want to go and see my friends, visit new places, and just do more things. However, I am LOVING having less time at work and being able to truly relax. I don't think I'll ever get this much time off again so I'm really enjoying it - I could never get bored of this. I don't feel as anxious as I did a year ago, I'm more hopeful now that we have a vaccine and an end in sight. My family are all very lucky to have not had Corona (or at least not had any symptoms) and I am hopeful that that continues. I'm feeling very grateful for my health at the moment. I miss my family more than anything else, I live alone so I can bubble with one household which I have been doing, but making the choice as to who to bubble with was a difficult one and left me feeling stress. The main anger and stress I get are with the government. They are doing a good job with the vaccine rollout but (IMO) terrible with everything else pandemic related.

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I am very angry at China, illogical though it may be. I am also angry at international response to China, who I feel should be held to account for their practices and response which allowed the spread of Covid to be so swift at the outset. I don’t know exactly what I’m hoping for here, but possibly some international boycott of Chinese products and companies, unlikely through that is when their tendrils are creeping ever more steadily into African economies, and their commandeering of the South China seas continues unchecked.

I am worried about the new strains of the virus, and our ability to manage them. I am particularly concerned about what long term effects may gradually become apparent, both from Covid and from any vaccines (not that this will stop me having one when I get the invitation!). More a sense of resignation about these most of the time, but trepidation and anxiety if I let myself think too much about the myriad possibilities. Stoicism is still helping, though.

Some occasional feelings of optimism, probably more due to the signs of spring and my approaching sabbatical more than positive developments re Covid though, I think. Maybe it’ll be ok - most pandemics seem to have burned out within 2-3 years, after all. But I certainly feel more insular, happier to stay at home, in the UK, and fed up with tales of those travelling around still. I feel pessimistic about the chances of people/countries changing their practices in the future, and angry at the wasted opportunities to get control over climate change/scale down human expansion across the globe. Traffic on the road outside my bedroom window, London’s south circular, is back to even higher volumes than pre-Covid, I think. People are idiots - in the very literal Classical Greek sense :(


Context: I’m hopeful that we can get out of this situation soon. The vaccine rollout is going really well. That’s one thing the government have done well. However I’m angry - furious - that tens of thousands of deaths could have been avoided if the government had told them to stay at home over Christmas. They didn’t do what was needed. They did what was easy. And because of that all these people died. Some family got COVID and are still suffering from long term effects. Because Boris couldn’t do what was needed of him.

Context: I feel the beer virus is a joke, I have been living my life like I normally did prior to this so called pandemic. I havent worn a mask since the covid 19 propaganda started and I have been healthier than ever. I know what the big agenda is and it's to get everybody injected with some poison, but who cares anyway, all I know is I ain't injecting nothing in my body, never have and never will. I dont trust the Government with my life like the majority of the mind controlled public. If there's one thing to never trust, that's the goverment, to hell with them an there stupid vaccine, I only care about me and mine, the rest of humanity can kick rocks until there big toes bleeds for all I care.

Context: i feel like i have had something huge taken away from me. i feel robbed of the best years of my life. i feel like none of it was my fault and that there was nothing i could have done to prevent it. i feel betrayed by a government that has consistently prioritised approaches that decimate the life chances of young people. i feel angry at the fawning over nhs workers and the elderly and those who fundraise, and this makes me feel guilty. i feel so sad about the huge number of people that have died, but i am mostly embarrassed that the number ever got that high and that by virtue of my nationality, i am implicated. i feel hopeless at the future situation. i feel critical of the vaccine rollout, and don't feel confident because i have learned to question every approach this government has taken.

Context: I am angry that others are not listening to the government’s advise as they are going outside still and meeting in large groups. I feel slightly anxious that me/my family will get the virus as we still have to go outside to get essential things but that exposes us to the possibility of catching it. I’m stressed also because even though I am at home I am getting a lot more uni work than usual to do, which still has to be handed in by the same deadline. When I don’t have any work to do I am relaxed and happier because I get to spend time interacting my family and FaceTiming family not with me so I still get to keep in touch with them.

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the first week I struggled adjusting to 'the new normal' and was very bored and irritable but now I feel I have adjusted well and feel normal most days, still bored a lot though. I do find the days go quick and im not as worried as I thought id be about the whole Corona situation. I'm slightly worried about my wage being different every month for the foreseeable future though. I just hope this virus goes as quickly if not quicker than it took to arrive in the first place.

There is an eerie feeling when you go out for your daily allowed exercise; i.e. there are very few cars and people about and everywhere is closed makes every day feel like a Christmas Day sort of feel, or that funny week inbetween Christmas and New Year where you're not certain of what day it is.

Context: I am not worried that I will get Coronavirus. This is because I am adhering to the government advice and staying in my home and having minimal exposure to the outside world. When I do go out I am on my own and make sure I stay at least 5 metres away from people where possible. I also feel that my health is strong enough that if I did get the virus I would survive it so I don’t feel worried. I am, however, angry about the people who are not paying attention to the guidelines surrounding social distancing and being in a state of lockdown. They should be made to feel guilty and embarrassed for putting other people’s lives at risk.

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Very angry that it has taken a lot of lives, more so as people are not taking the social distancing serious which is probably leading to more deaths...... sad that I’m away from my family but my mum is a nurse so it is necessary as she is working with vulnerable people. It’s taking its toll however I’m thankful that I’m not infected with the disease.

Moving forward it will be nice when this is all over and normal life can resume. I have some anxiety about some facts in the news stating this might go in till October rather than June but I’m trying to stay positive

Context: I think it’s an absolute joke! We just need to get on with this now and learn to live with it. I am being penalised because I’m young and am not having the jab and I work in a primary school with 4 year olds. We can not social distance. Yet I know someone younger than me who works in an SEN school who social distances more than me who can have it. I also know people who work in social care but are working from home who have had it. How is that fair?  I won’t be able to go on holiday because I haven’t had the jab and places will only let you go if you’ve had both. More people die each year of the normal flu and of other illnesses. Why has this much destruction happened for something this minute?

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I'm worried about elderly parents. I'm worried about my kids education. I feel exhausted and overwhelmed. I worry about my kids getting infected. I starting to worry less about food and provisions tho we still have no toilet paper. I feel disappointed for my kids and for myself on fun things we can't do. I feel like im doing my bit but Im so upset about not seeing my mum and mother in law who are on their own  every day feels the same and Im starting to get bored too.
The kids are acting up and fighting. I feel like my husband doesnt have to deal with this as much. Im trying to work too.

Context: At this moment my main anxiety or worry over the coronavirus is about the economy.  I am concerned whether the country can return to a `normal' state and how long this will take.  I am concerned about my own income in the longer term as I work in the social care sector which is very stretched financially having to find extra resources to cover the staff sickness.  I am also concerned about the health of my loved ones though several of my older more vulnerable relatives including my father passed away last year.

Context: The situation seems to be improving but the government handling of the situation is not inspiring confidence.  Lifting the lockdown seems to be a matter of ""how soon can business start making money?"" rather than ""when is the safest time to lift lockdown? ""   We have seen two relaxations of restrictions followed by increasing infections and deaths.   On both occasions, decisions were driven by commercial considerations rather than scientific or medical considerations.   The government always claim to follow the science whilst actually giving priority to economic factors.

Context: In light of information I have come across, I feel that the media and politicians have together overplayed the threat and have set the country on a disastrous path which is going to need years of recovery to improve the state of the economy and people's welfare. The flu death figures by march 2018 stood at 10,000, over 55,000 people eventually died by the end of that winter. No measures were put in place then that were extreme enough to have long term repercussions on the economy and people's lives. The measures should not have been to improve a lockdown but to recommend those in the at risk age groups to stay home for an period of time.You cannot just shut down the country the way we have done. The whole situation has been handled very poorly.

Context: I feel hopeful for light at the end of this long tunnel bug also anxious about 'vaccination passports' and what not having the vaccination means for the future. I'm worried I will be forced to have something. I actually don't know how I stand on the vaccine yet but being forced to have it worries me and makes me want it less. At the same time, I'm fed up of our situation, going in and out of lockdown, not being able to see family and being stuck in a very lonely situation. I'm also a big frustrated at our government. I know they are doing their best but more and more infotmation keeps coming out. About giving 'friends' contracts, failed contracts and now they can't give our NHS staff the oayrise they deserve?! The one they deserved before even all their started?! It's absolutely ridiculous and makes me so angry.

Context: I am angry because the United Kingdom government has not closed non-essential construction sites. My neighbour is having a house renovation and have not been asked to stop construction despite the noise on my mental health and the increased risk of Coronavirus through its spread from builder to builder. The government needs to close down non essential construction sites otherwise there will be more deaths and unnecessary lives will be loss. I am also scared for the mental and physical health of my already ill and disabled family due to the Coronavirus situation.

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My main feeling is one of intense frustration, verging on anger at how the slow and inadequate response to covid from the government seems to be getting overlooked as the vaccination of the populace gathers pace.

Personally I am also sad and frustrated that  my life has been on hold and my opportunities have been brought to a shudering halt. I also have not seen some of friends for nearly a year now and my nerarest relatives have been phone or text only for nearly three months and before that for many months too.

Context: I am feeling very angry at people who are ignoring the conditions set by the government for the lockdown and are still going outside for non necessary travel. I’m fearful for the high risk people in my family and what could happen to them if they got the disease. I’m also scared for the people who can’t work from home and will be struggling for money, also scared for people who are living pay check to pay check. I’m a student in my first year of college so I’m annoyed I have to teach myself content I don’t even understand. The only good thing I think has come out of it is how it has united communities together and how people have shown their support for. The worker in the NHS has been very moving.

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I am angry that we are being forced inside and patronised by the government. I fully understand that there is a reason to stay indoors, but the whole country are being treated like naughty school children when they have the right to go outside if they are selfish enough to do so. Leaving the house is a basic human right and it is infuriating that it has to be taken away from us.

I am also anxious about the health and wellbeing of my grandparents. Despite my feelings above, I am extremely concerned that they will be caught up in it and I don't want that to happen. I have no concerns for myself.

Context: I feel that the UK government have been completely ineffectual at tackling the COVID-19 situation. I feel that Tory ministers and officials have acted in their own economic interests rather than in the interests of public health, and I feel that science has been supressed in this process. I feel that COVID-19 has exacerbated existing social inequalities in the UK, and that the wilful spread of the disease through the population from early 2020 to now is nothing less than social murder. I feel that moving into autumn 2021, the country will find itself back in a similar COVID-19 situation as in the previous year because of government corruption and incompetence.

Context: Coronavirus its a threat that doesn't discriminate, affecting even the least vulnerable,  but mostly the most vulnerable. It has divided families physically and emotionally - some more than others. It has ruined plans, jobs have been lost, which could have been prevented with harder border control and testing. Thorough travel history should have been taken with multiple testing on individuals who have travelled from high-risk areas. Now, the public has not taken the advice of complete social distancing which still puts pressure on the NHS. A complete lockdown should take place immediately, with reasons to leave property such as shopping only.

Context: I’m angry that people still aren’t taking things seriously. I worry that the new mutations will be resistant to the vaccine and we’ll have to start developing another and we’ll be no better than this time last year. I feel that our education system has failed us when people give more weight to Facebook opinions than to science, purely because science is too hard to understand so it must be fake. And it seems like the government puts more value in whether they’re liked than they do in making competent and consistent decisions.

Context: I feel angry that despite all vulnerable people being vaccinated we are still in lockdown. We were told vaccination was the way out. Why are we still living like this for an illness that targets the elderly and sacrificing young people. Why are the schools still shut. Why are teachers allowed not to work but supermarket workers who are more at risk have not been vaccinated and have worked throughout the pandemic. This disease has a less than one per cent mortality but the lives of young people have been sacrificed for the sick and elderly who can shield

Context: I am currently sat at home listening to the daily Government briefing being broadcast by the BBC and am appalled by the incompetence of the incumbent government - it has consistently worried me how vague their messaging was until lockdown was introduced and even then they continued to be vague. Testing is, as seen in other countries with lower mortality rates, the key to controlling the situation. We are well behind other nations like Germany and South Korea and this concerns me greatly, as well as the fact that many of my loved ones and those of my friends are vulnerable

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I feel very angry that people are not compiling to the whole ‘lockdown’ situation - that also includes businesses that are not ready to pay their employers who have to work in the frontline (postmen/women, shop workers, nurses, caters, delivery workers etc).
I’m fearful that my family may get it if they’re not careful because they HAVE to go into work.
It’s not really social distancing and helping stop the virus if people are still going out to do their daily shopping or meeting in parks!
I’m anxious, very anxious that everything is out of my hands and I cannot do anything to help. I don’t have medical skills to help with the NHS and even if I did, would I put myself and my family at risk because the government are not ready to provide the right PPE.
I hate that the government have left this situation for too long that now it’s spiralling out of control.

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I am angry that people have not taken the pandemic seriously enough and fell that it can’t happen to them which has resulted in the situation we are still in
People need to be mindful that this will be with us for a long time
I am annoyed that there are so many people who still don’t believe that it is real and that it is a hoax!  Until these people are proved wrong and accept that it is real there will always be issues
There is also a need to get the economy back but it needs to be done in a safe and knowledgable way and not just release everyone

Context: I feel annoyed that people still aren't taking it seriously and are breaking lockdown rules. I am disappointed in friends who aren't taking it seriously enough and don't seem to get why they ought to follow the rules - it makes me reconsider if they are good people to be friends with. I also feel a little hopeful knowing more and more people are getting vaccinated and that maybe there's an end in sight even though it feels still far away. I do feel fearful about the fact I've not been contacted yet for vaccination despite being vulnerable and worried I'll get missed off the list.

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I’m angry at the people who are making light of the situation and putting others at risk through their selfishness. They seem to think they know better than the experts and their refusal to listen to reason is both frustrating and infuriating

The situation hasn’t affected me personally on a day to day level as I don’t socialise much anyway but I do worry that through de oak of what’s happening, people will cause the situation to last longer than it needs to

I miss the peace and calm of the first lockdown

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I'm mostly angry as it seems that people and sometimes governements still haven't understood the situation fully. I feel frustrated as I'm complying with all guidance and far from my family, while other people just don't bother. I'm also hopeful vaccines will help, but worried people who may need them may still have to wait for a long time. I don't know when this will end and I'm anxious about this.
Luckily I found some balance in my life but I'd be so happy to be back to the office after one year.

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I am annoyed because the uk government did not respond quickly enough despite having so much information at their disposal regarding the outbreak in other countries and chose to ignore scientific advice. We have all had to suffer and lose out on so much of our lives as a result.

I'm sad about the deaths that could have been avoided and I'm angry that we have the highest death rate per capita in the world, again because of our government.

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Context: I feel depressed and frustrated a lot. I am unhappy with the situation. I am not able to go out and its making me feel frustrated. The government has completely mishandled the situation. This angers me as I feel we could have completely avoided the lock down we are in. I am fearful for the health of myself and my family. I am also angry at people not taking the situation seriously enough and going out the house excessively or for longer periods of exercise than absolutely necessary. They will spread the disease more.

Context: At the moment I am still quite worried about the coronavirus. The government is only now taking measures that should have been done from the very start when the first cases arose in the UK. On top of this, I am developing worries around the reopening of certain sectors of the country. I understand that the hospitality sector has been hit extremely hard over the past year and needs to reopen before a lot of places reach the point of no return. However, my worry comes from the fact that a lot of people are so excited about being able to go on nights out and doing all of these things as groups again that all of them seem to have forgotten the reason that things were closed in the first place. If everyone throws caution to the wind when everything reopens then there is every chance that new variants will arise that wont be as easily dealt with as the previous variations.

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Currently, I feel frustrated and angry. It has been a long time now where we have all been under tight restrictions. I feel stuck. This being said, I am also optimistic. I look forward to restrictions easing, and this is something that I am excited about. I also feel worried. I am worried that our future is uncertain, and cannot see much into the future and what life will look like. I am optimistic, but realistic. I do not want to get my hopes up to be let down.

At this exact moment, I feel happy and a little anxious. I regularly read the news with regards to coronavirus and can see a positive change. I am hopeful for the future.

Context: I feel like the government has done a very bad job managing the epidemic, it feels like the average person really doesn't matter, I am unemployed and so running out of money to live on, but at the same time I don't see why I should look for work and then risk dying from Covid, however at the same time there's no support for people in my exact situation... so I have a choice, starve, or take a public facing job and risk catching Covid... I've worked in enough businesses to also know that they don't want to spend money on adequate protection for staff...

Context: I feel angry that we are still in a desperately sad situation over a year later after the initial outbreak. Certain decisions that needed to be made quickly where not, such as quarantining visitors to the UK. This annoys me greatly as we wouldn't have to be living with such extreme restrictions at this moment in time.  I also think we need to come down harder on those who are breaking the rules and not wearing masks without good reasons. Unless the person has a valid medical reason not wearing a mask should have a bigger fine that what it does now. I am also upset about my future as frankly I don't know how I am supposed to progress in my career and life when it is constantly being put on hold.

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Angry, frustrated and exhausted. The fact that it’s a year later and we’re STILL in the same situation is appalling. 120k lives have been needlessly lost and the economy in ruins thanks to the utter incompetence of the UK Government and they should all be forced to resign.

I’m also feeling lonely because I haven’t seen my friends and family in such a long time.

Perhaps slightly hopeful because the vaccine rollout is happening, but not at all confident that the day of the 21st June being ‘over’ will be adhered to


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At the every beginning of the crisis I had fears over whether or not the government was capable of handling the situation effectively, whether the people who were tasked with taking charge of the official response and protecting the population as much as possible would be up to the task. I liked to think that at the very least they would be able to make the most basic efforts of minimising transmission as much as possible
As I sit here almost a full year later having lived through the crisis as it unfolded, the overwhelming emotions I have right now are very much anger and disgust. I believe that the government had the information they needed about the potential issues that Covid could create, but at this point it's clear that they chose to ignore the people who were advising them and pursue a dangerous course of action that has resulted in one of the worst infection and death rates in the world. Inactivity at critical moments, conflicting information, late decisions and bad judgment all contributed to what has turned into what feels like a complete failure of governance.
Not only that, but they have actively used the crisis as a means to award lucrative Covid-related contracts to personal friends and associates, often without any service or materials coming back in exchange.
Now my greatest fear is that the amount of time between the first and second stages of the vaccinations - more time than recommended by the vaccine makers and industry experts - could potentially create the perfect environment for a resistant strain to develop, alongside the mutations we're seeing appear.
As a person who contracted a moderate Covid infection over Christmas I can confirm that this feels different to anything I have ever experienced before, and almost three months later I still have minor issues occasionally as a result. I believe that this could all have been avoided to a large extent, but for the decisions and actions of the very people who we trusted to make competent and wise choices on our behalf.

Context: I am appalled and angry at life after coronavirus. I am trying to stay positive but it is really hard to do so. Life has become worse both financially and mentally for me, and I am unable to achieve my goals as quick as I would like to. I cannot travel as much or see my friends as much I would like to and this has taken a toll on my mental health too. I would like my government to handle the corona situation better than they have before and to stop acting so foolishly and breaking the lockdown rules themselves.

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I am frustrated with the restrictions, concerned about older relatives and also friends who are working in the NHS.
I contend that the Government has endangered more UK lives with its haphazard approach in which herd immunity seemed to be the policy, where testing is minimal and health workers are not appropriately protected. So yes as a result of all of this, I do feel anger, mainly towards the government who now seems to be scapegoating elements of British society. Also, the Police with the new regulations or guidelines are sometimes overstepping in their interventions.

Context: I am not angry that Corina Virus exists, I am angry at the UK governments response. The lack of action and then cracking down too late is getting tiresome. They have no given clear guidelines or laws to police, therefore it is difficult to enforce anything. I also have no trust in them when they say that things will be 'normal' in June 2021 after the Christmas mayhem that they caused by shutting the country down after promising we could all go home. For me, this leads to feelings of anger and sadness whenever I see or hear the news, which is particularly distressing, as I am already prone to anxiety and depression.

Context: Very annoyed and exasperated about the handling of this by the government. Sorry for the families that have lost people. Unbelievable how people still don't see the government made maybe mistakes. Thankful for scientists who have developed the vaccine. Hope that we all might get it, query that we aren't sharing with the world. If the world isn't vaccinated then we will get mutations and we will all be in danger. We have prioritized economics instead of human health. If we had prioritised human health we would have taken care of the economics and been in a much much better position now.

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i'm very Angry at the moment as there are many people who are not taking the situation seriously and are still going out of the house for unnecessary reasons. i have been isolating for the past 2 weeks due to being high risk and the more people dont listen the longer i have to stay home and not see my family and friends. My parents and inlaws are missing my daughter and all her milestones and being pregnant right now is stressful as it is.
my mother is also high risk as she is 73 and has memory issues so has still been going out so it stresses me out having to worry about her also.

Context: I feel slightly angered and annoyed because I want shops to open up so I can carry on with my life. I would like to actually attend uni and no be at home. My whole first year was done at home and the teaching was horrendous. There is no actual support and mental health is deteriorating. Covid had a large impact on me and my family with family deaths and right now I just want it all to end so I can get back to living like the student I want to be living like and actually go and make uni friends which is extremely difficult to be doing from home as of this moment.

Context: At this moment I feel very angry about all the people that are still going out for reasons that are not necessary! I'm absolutely disgusted with how selfish people are being currently. We all need to stay in and play our part to get over this awful situation but people think they are above the rules and guidelines and this is really starting to piss me off! I fear that if people don't start behaving, then our right to go outside and exercise will be taken away and I know I will suffer mentally if this happens.

Context: Stressed and uninformed. Don't feel enough is being done by the government to help with the NHS crisis or the proper enforcement of social distancing.nhs staff should be tested immediately and given the right equipment to fight the Corona virus. There should be a full lockdown straight away to stop the spread.the equipment side of it is the fact that they aren't really getting enough or even any at all.how can you be expected to take urgent care of someone, and also be worried that you might catch it,or maybe even already have it.

Context: My dad passed away from covid the other day and I currently have covid too. I feel anger, upset, frustration and anxiety. Covid has robbed me of a father, my mother of a husband, my partner from a future father in law and my family of a brother, uncle and brother in law. I feel anger that people are not taking it seriously and that some people feel that it does not exist. They should feel thankful that they have not been affected by this pandemic. I'm glad that there is now a vaccine. I have been able to have this due to work, therefore my symptoms are currently not too bad.

Context: i feel angry at our government for making the situation worse than it should be. i am scared at my future, sad at my wasted year and worried that my future is messed up because of it. My late 20s have disappeared, all because our government don't listen to scientists. so many people needlessly died due to my corrupt government. I hoped it would even out inequality, yet its just made it worse. austerity will kill my country. i also worry all our human rights will continue to be taken away from us

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I was worried about the virus from the start, I always took it seriously, but after a year of being extremely
cautious I got a covid diagnosis yesterday. I see people acting in silly and irresponsible ways, people not wearing masks, gathering in crowds etc. and even though I followed the rules I still caught the virus. I’m afraid of passing it on to other household members. I’m angry I caught it despite taking preventative measures. Now I just hope I will recover well and that my mild symptoms will not worsen any time soon.

Context: Overall I do feel quite calm about the situation. Thankfully my family are safe and all self-isolating so I don't think there is any immediate danger of us getting the virus. However every time I watch the news and see on social media that there are still people not complying with the instructions from central government, I feel an overwhelming sense of anger towards this selfish behaviour. The longer people do not comply with the instructions, the longer this horrendous situation will continue. This behaviour not only indicates the level of ignorance, but also captures the sense of entitlement by these humans, to think their privileges override the basic health and safety of the general population.

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I am angered about how the government is behaving under the banner of Covid.

I fear how civilization will be in the future especially with how willing the public is to have its freedoms taken away. I fear a police state and less of a connection between people and instead more of a snitching community.

I fear for those who have taken the vaccines and what negative effects it may have immediately or in the future given how quickly it was rushed out and how the companies that producers them ensured no negative effects would come back on them.

Context: I am frustrated that becouse of the virus I can't see my familly, and I can not enjoy travelling and see new places. I am also frustrated that I can't go on holiday abrod. I am frustrated becouse my mam was in hospital in my country and I couldn't go and visit her. I am frustrated that I can't even go anywhere i UK and enjoy new places. I am also frustrated that I can not spend time with my friends.  The only thing we can do at the moment is going to work. That makes me angry and very tired. Not having a chance to enjoy my free time in a way I want is very frustraiting.

Context: I feel that the gov under Johnson took the opportunity presented 2 do social Darwinism. its not a mystery. the nhs r being fantastic naturally, but it is a travesty that the evil Johnson is being kept alive by an NHS respirator. Johnson has no shame, & his cabinet of freaks cannot wait 2 kill anyone that needs anything. The impact 2 his enemies of killing them will have results they cannot anticipate, as people feel the rage, directing their anger @ Bojo the clown. I love the way that Social Services have got off my case.

Context: I feel very anxious about what is going to happen in the future. I am also very scared just incase a family member gets covid-19 or if i get it myself. If the corona virus enters my household it will make me even more anxious than before. All of this creates fear and sadness amongst me and everyone else in my community. Despite all of this i still feel hope because our government is doing a very good job in prtecting us by implementing methods such as social distancing. To keep myslef happy and to keep myself in good spirits i have been watching lots of TV nd watching movies on netflix.

Context: I am disgusted at the way the pandemic has been handled by our government and PM. The blatant corruption and theft from the public purse while they should have been saving lives, is despicable. I am awaiting a public inquiry, where I hope those guilty will be held to account. Huge mistakes were also made, that have cost thousands of people their lives. These could have been avoided had we been prepared and not being led through it by someone as incompetent and corrupt as Boris Johnson. His complacency and concentration has killed people and I await the day it catches up with him.

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I feel that the situation could of been handled much better and then it would of been solved much sooner and things could of got back to some what normal, it has caused too much disruption for things to just go back to normal without some issues.
Being stuck inside is very annoying, yet people still seem to think that it is fine to ignore the government rules and go out and socialise, but this is just causing more of it to spread.
There seems to be no one dealing with the problems and I have yet to see any police give out fines to people, it has made the whole situation very worrying for me.

Context: very worried about how it will effect me or my family as the virus is so unpredictable. I have more bad days than good days filled with anxiety and fear. I watch the news daily and Google covid before bed every night. I cannot wait for this to be over and have some normality back. I feel upset and angry that my old life has been taken away from me. I feel sorry for my children who have been separated from their friends and family for so long. I cannot wait to have a social life and not live in fear. it has been a long 12 months.

Context: I am feeling confident about the coronavirus situation at the moment. This time last year caused a lot more anxiety as my wife was out of work but now she is working and we are able to get on with life as usual without the economic impact i am feeling quite good. I look at the covid numbers on an almost daily basis and i am finding it comforting seeing the numbers come down. I  think like many people we have found lockdown extremely difficult and we are very ready for lockdown to be fully lifted and for life to go back to normal. we are desperate to get out of the house and go on holiday because being in one place for so long really takes its toll on people.

Context: I'm angry at the UK government for how they've 'handled' the whole Corona situation. I do not believe the new 'roadmap' should have dates attached to it because nobody knows what is to come and it creates a false sense of safety and things will be 'normal' imminently. It makes me frustrated and sad there wasn't more of a global effort to combat this virus but the UK Tory government are severely responsible for the amount of Corona-linked deaths and I fear they will never be held properly accountable. I'd rather continue being cautious and support the rhetoric of ""these particular restrictions will ease once there are 'x' amount of cases"". Alas, that isn't the case, and I fear what's to come in the future.

Context: I'm angery that our government didn't care enough to deal with the situation properly. This pandemic is scary and one hundrad thousand plus people died when it was proventable. Boris cared more about brexit and didn't even address the pandemic until brexit was over. He is selfish and should be put in prision. He doesn't learn and still isn't. People matter. I'm mad, lonely, frustrated, and just want to live. How dare he decide who should live and die! I'm talking about the dnr with people with learning disabilities. He killed them to save money!!

Context: I am weary of it all now. I'm tired of the masks, not being able to see people's faces, and being unable to communicate with others/hear others properly because of them. I'm worried about my 22 year old son- he has hardly worked for the past year due to being furloughed and I fear he is becoming depressed. The whole thing has just gone on for too long now, we need to get back to normality but the goalposts keep moving. The uncertainty is dreadful. I don't want the vaccination for religious reasons and also because I don't see the need for it for a healthy person in my age group. I'm worried about the vaccine passport that it will stop me going about my everyday business.

Context: I feel like i have been let down by the government, and that they have dealt with the situation badly. I feel annoyed by those who have continuously bent the rules for the own sakes, and have endangered other members of the public. I feel down because of the amount of time i have had to spend away from people, and the lack of social interaction i have had this year. I wish i had taken time to go out when i could and interact with the people that i could after the first major lockdown as i feel this would have been beneficial for me. The government has let everyone down by not taking action sooner, and by not looking at the data and realising that what they were doing wasn't working, or wasn't going to work.0

Context: I'm angry because people are stupid, the government's incompetant, and capitalism is the source of all our problems. The world's a shithole. The rest of us who are abiding by the rules are suffering because of the ignorance of others. My exams were cancelled so that's years of work down the drain for nothing, and quarantine is making me wish I was dead. This whole situation could have been avoided if we werent under Tory rule because they've royally screwed up our country. I'm angry and I probably won't stop being angry about it for months or years to come.


Context: I feel frustrated by the way the Government are acting and have acted . I am worried about the kids returning to school  too early and all together .I am  annoyed that the kids  have to test themselves . I hate the way the govenment brag about the vacination success but choose to ignore all the mistakes they keep on making. I can never see how life will return to normal. I worry about all the education the children have missed and ow the lockdown have effected them mentally. I fear that new varients will come and make lots of people ill again . I feel so sad that so many people have died and are still dying.

Context: I feel angry and disgusted at inadequacies in how various governments in the world have reacted to the pandemic. I feel worried for friends who are at risk. I feel hopeful that the urgency will catalyze a growth in awareness of how fragile the capitalist system is among people of the world. I feel lucky and relatively safe in my position at the moment. I feel thankful for and inspired by the efforts of NHS workers, and the efforts of civilians who are supporting them by making face masks and other aid.

Context: The government should apply stricter lockdown measures in the UK, but also people should adhere to these rules and stay inside. This is not happening unfortunately, due to which the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths are increasing day by day. I am both shocked and angered by both peoples' and the government's behaviours towards this as the matter is not to be taken lightly. Other countries, which are not in the West, are perfectly adhering to their lockdown rules but the UK isn't. What type of 'Great Britain' do we live in? I can only hope that the situation gets better.

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Expanding on the previous questions, I am angry that some people do not believe this pandemic is serious. At present, our PM (who in early March boasted of shaking hands with lots of people, presumably because he's 'ard) is now in hospital, potentially on a ventilator. Lots of people are going out in droves and not observing social distancing rules, because they're very non-chalant about it.
Meanwhile, my partner is immuno-supressed and very worried about everything, my company is on the verge of failing, and it's impossible to do any shopping because everyone is panic-buying stuff that they're likely going to chuck away very soon anyway. On the plus side, I'm getting more time to exercise and more time to catch up on some xbox games I haven't played for years.

Context: I would like for normal life to resume as I miss having my freedom and the ability to go where I want to. I am not too worried about catching coronavirus as I was last year. Myself and many people I know are covid weary and want the lockdowns to stop. I am angry at how this pandemic has been dealt with such as being told not to wear masks and then it being made mandatory. I feel worried about my children and their education, as well as their futures and having to pay pay back the national debt this has caused. I am unsure about the vaccine at the moment and dislike feeling pressured to take it.

Context: i am very sad for the people who have lost their lives, but i am so sick of it now, i just want to get back to normal and get back into a routine of going to work and having structure to my day, speaking to others popping in a shop without worry and not having to wear a mask, this last lockdown needs to be the end of lockdowns and we need to try and start living again. i want to see my family and spend time doing things that we like. hopefully now the vaccine is getting rolled out we may be able to start living normally.

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I am currently feeling very frustrated at how this situation has been handled and it feels like there is still no clear end in sight. Despite the vaccination roll out there are still huge sacrifices we have to make. I miss my freedom and being able to live my life the way I want to.
I feel like the government has been so slow to respond to everything that it is now making the situation drag along even longer than necessary. I am frustrated at seeing how my friends in Europe seem to have more form of a life - even though they have curfews they can still see people in small groups and have some form of social life. I also feel like ordinary people are being blamed instead of being empathised with what is a very difficult situation.
Whilst I understand the importance of following the guidelines it has now gotten to a stage where I am more concerned for my mental state that the virus.

Context: I feel more anger than fear due to the fact that people aren't conforming to the rules and instead are not realising the seriousness of the issue at hand. However, it still remains a very scary time knowing that the situation is out of most people hands and the people who have power did not use it quick enough and have instead left the situation to escalate further and further leading to more deaths. Another fear of mine is how long it will take for life to return to normal after the pandemic as many people will continue to excercising social distancing after the lockdown rules have been eased, the uncertainity of the situtation makes it a lot more scary.

Context: Its very stressful as i already had a germ phobia before covid so now i'm ten times worse with regards to catching covid so its quite a miserable life and then you see a lot of your neighbours flouting the rules it makes me very sad.tonight for instance 1 neighbour has gone out in a taxi with 2 others all dressed up like they are going to a party.my partner and i argue all the time as i nag him about germs and he has to get washed and changed as soon as he gets in from work as i feel he is contaminated

Context: I am optimistic about Corona virus and I am looking forward to receiving my vaccine. I believe that if everyone gets the vaccine we can fight this virus. Those people who refuse it are putting others at risk. I feel it is are duty to protect one another. I am not scared of the virus and I feel everything will work out right. I have happy that in the knowledge if I did catch It I would be well looked after within our health service. I do feel sad for all those that have suffered and those that have lost someone because of the virus.

Context: i feel like this country cannot keep people locked down until june when the nhs isnt under as much pressure. it is ruining the economy and people health is at more risk of other problems rather than covid. i feel the unvaccinated people shouldnt also be penalised for the decision they make to not get the vaccine. i think its wrong to be kept locked down now when cases are so low. people need to learn to live with the virus, we wont eradicate it and we cant stay inside waiting for an impossible scenario

Context: I feel irritated that we are even at this point when we knew that it would spread from wuhan because people lack common sense and continued travelling back and forth even after they were advised not to. I'm angry that people still aren't listening even though the rules have been made perfectly clear. I am especially mad at my government for not enforcing more of a lockdown. As someone with depression and anxiety I often have quite a low opinion of other people for their lack of care about others, but it has become worse now that I have been forced to see just how selfish other people really are.

Context: I feel tired, tired of life, tired of wondering if I will die, angry at the Chinese for this, angry that they only admitted a problem because they had too, angry that they eat rubbish because their government doesn't care, angry that once this is over they will still do the same, angry that life will never ever be the same. Angry that I'm off work, no money, no idea if I'll have a job at the end of all this, angry at idiots who try to exploit the system, people who selfishly hog all the food. Why has my life expectancy be shortened massively over China, why as an island are we not safe, why do we let these people in to ruin our very existence.

Context: I just want this to over now so I can live a normal life with my family. I wish I can go out for a day out or a little break away from all this without masks etc. I am angry at government for not being clear about all that’s been happening since last year. Basically I am fed up. My daughter a teenager is suffering from depression due to this. Can’t see a doctor. I want to go and see my parents who I haven’t seen them from last 4 years and I want to go and meet my siblings family and nephew nieces but because of lockdown I can’t go anywhere.

Context: I'm fairly relaxed personally, as I'm fairly sure that my family and I have already had covid-19.  I am, however,  angry and disgusted with the government handling of the situation.  I believe that political dogma,  incompetence and ineptitude has lead to many unnecessary deaths.  The government has repeatedly dissembled and blatantly lied about its handling of the situation. If we cannot trust the government under these circumstances,  we are approaching a state of fascism.  Furthermore,  individual members of the government repeatedly flout their own rules designed to limit the spread of covid-19.   Our Prime Minister boasted of visiting a hospital where there were covid-19 patients and shaking hands with 'everybody'. This was an act of criminal irresponsibility.

Context: I feel fed up and also failed by the government. Thinking of how borris has dealt with it makes me angry. I also get annoyed when seeing people breaking the rules but also understand people are getting bored of being in lockdown without any benefits being seen. I think we should have done a short, strict lockdown this time last year rather than how it’s been dealt with. Although we have a roadmap out of lockdown I’m not getting my hopes up any time soon. I constantly compare us to New Zealand and how they have dealt with the pandemic and we should be embarrassed. I will continue to stick to the rules despite seeing others breaking the rules for my own conscious and also so I can be one contributing the lower infection rates in the country.

Context: I am really fed up with how the government have handled the pandemic compared to other countries I'm really concerned that even in June when everything is due to reopen there will be another spike and we will go back into lockdown. Also due to the fact we are still letting people into the country there will also be variants that the vaccine cannot overcome. I really can't see an end to it, my mum is poorly and can't get the treatment she requires, and to top it all the government insult the NHS by offering a 1% rise which is absolutely disgusting

Context: The appalling nature of this gov has become clear, under Johnson & ten years of Tory rule, UK is butchered, & we have not yet seen a terrible conclusion yet. The money handed over to Tories is disgusting, & yet Starmer's Labour seems unable to land a punch. But hey, there are still worse people in Brazil & South Dakota. The biggest danger is the rapidity of the mutations. There is a long list which can be written of the inadequacies of the Tory approach to Covid, which is franly sociopathic. I don't think decent people understand the sociopathic mind, but what has happened is totally understaandable if we eliminate all the possibilities & look at the possibilities remaining.

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I feel that I am happy to stay at home on my even as a senior citizen. I feel sad for the people that have lost loved ones. I feel anger that this dam virus is so rampant and to find a cure or a stability goal seems a million miles away. The financial state of all countries will be disastrous and I feel it will never level in my life time.

Some of the human beings are so ignorant not taking any notice of the warnings and taking this whole thing seriously. Why do they not realise to spread this virus is so easy. It is like a cancer to the whole world.

Context: The COVID situation in this country has been mis-managed by the government, creating an economic crisis, unnecessary deaths, and more inequality. Yet many votes forget the 120,000 needless deaths from an incompetent government and still support them due to the vaccine rollout - which is not a guarantee to avoid COVID!! Life has been calmer as towns and places of work are quieter, making them easier to navigate and more pleasant to be in, but this of course does not outweigh the downsides. My ability to adapt and cope with this pandemic is not as important as the fear that many feel, the mental health crisis caused, and the economic ruin.

Context: I am angry that it has been allowed to go on for so long. I am angry I have wasted a year of my life through governement and SAGE incompetence. I am angry that although there are thousands of respected scientists who have said we could have done everything differently they were never nced listened to because for the government to admit that would mean losing face. I forgive the reaction a year ago but within weeks most sensible people could see whilst this was a pandemic, it wasnt on the scale that it was reacted to. i saw with great sadness today on the news schoolchildren being taught how to take Corona tests and I was sickened to my stomach at the sight of this. There has been so much unecessary expense, effort not to mention the extra deaths that are coming down the line due to missed diagnosis and treaments, nto to mention the poverty when furlough ends and a million people are laid off, if not more. This must never be allowed ot happen again and there needs to be impartial enquiries with each death investigated as to whether c19 was their cause of death as we all know the vast majority died of other things. And when this data comes out and the mistake is revealed, no less than jail time should be meted out to Johnson Hancock, Whittey and all the others. i have already decided that unless there is a massive shake up I will never vote again. My faith in this government and this country as a whole (due to the stasi like orders to snitch and the bickering over distancing and masks etc) has never been at a lower point.

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The Coronavirus situation is quite serious, and I am disgusted with the government response. Boris Johnson has failed to act in good time, they have not been aware of its scale even though scientists have sounded the alarm for months. His chief scientific advisers have catastrophically mishandled this and will result in many thousands, if not tens or hundreds of thousands of deaths.

From testing not being readily available, and a lack of PPE for NHS frontline staff, to the government stance of herd immunity akin to genocide, someone must be held responsible from the UK government. Anger overpowers and other feeling that I have with the Corona situation.

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Confused and conflicted. Overwhelmed and past caring. Anxious and resigned. Deeply angry and disgusted by the government's behaviour, greed and corruption. Full of compassion for anyone who has to cope with the consequenses of Covid. Fatalistic.
I had my first jab yesterday. In the evening I had side-effects of very strong shivers and aches. A fitful night. Today I feel fragile. Someone told me the after-effects are worse with the second jab.
The same person said they would have the vaccination; they distrust the information given and are wary of the lack of time over testing. They are sceptical of the Covid deaths numbers. This person owns a care home.
The vaccination centre was so well organised and everyone was kind and helpful, I was impressed. Now, I find myself wondering if it's all a stage set.
Throughout the pandemic, my motivation has been to stay out of hospital; to not add to the workload; to help the NHS and to look after myself. I didn't clap for carers - I think they should all be paid properly. The 1% payrise announced today is so depressing, mean, corrupt, greedy. I  can't help but loathe this government and all the people in power who are self-serving. I am angry.

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I am cautiously optimistic that the vaccine will actually work and that we will be back to some form of normal by the middle of the year. i am trying not to get too excited about it and be realistic.

i am conernced of not learning from mistakes last year and re opening too quickly, but now that the vaccines are going v quickly hopefully this mitigates that risk.

i will feel a lot happier when everyone i know has had the vaccine, myself included.

i am not sure if i would vaccinate my child however.

Context: I am feeling tired and angry because being at home for this long and isolating myself in my current household stresses me out too much. Also, I feel as if I need to do something so I get anxious. I feel this lockdown will help in reducing numbers however this lockdown is putting strain on households and relationships within the household. I am not scared of the virus or it does not make me feel anxious. It's just the knock on effect it has had on all the things we take for granted (and I totally understand that).

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I am, primarily, angry that the economy is being put ahead of society,at this moment and that years and years of doing so has also left the NHS short of resources to cope.

I am afraid, and worried, that the decisions made at the top will sacrifice lives to protect ""the city"".

On a more personal level, at the moment I am relaxed and content as I am making good use of the additional time I have and am getting to spend more time with my family. There is the underlying fear that any of us could yet get very ill/die.

Context: I am angry due to the fact that people are unaware of the fact that Corona virus is a common flu virus and anybody who has got flu in the past will still have it in their body.  There is no test out as yet for covid19 (if there is any virus like that at all).  The figure of people infected is just magnified artificially as ""tested positive"".  The cause of death despite of being from other health factors/condition is classified as covid death.  This pandemic is a global cover up for something more sinister.

Context: I am very angry as people do not follow the rules and are completely ignorant and ignoring the social distancing and not wearing masks and still socialising with many people.  If this continues then the situation will not go away or will take a very long time to go away and get back to normal life.  I have not seen my family for over a year now and it is because of these people who are selfish.  Also I am angry with the non believers who think the virus does not exist and it is a Government conspiracy.

Context: It's been a disappointing time and feel we have lost a year of living. It will still take at least another year before hopefully, we get back to some sort of normal life. I feel angry about the way I have been treated by my government over this period. I pay the same taxes as everyone else but they have chosen not to support me and people like me in the same way as other citizens. But I can be thankful that my family and friends have stayed safe over this period. The sooner the world can get the Coronavirus the better it will be for everyone.

Context: I am shocked more than anything that a % of society are showing arrogance in helping to eradicate the virus by doing as they please. I feel personally calm as I am abiding by all guidelines; however my frustration comes into play due to the fact that I am a self-employed individual who has now lost all income. Seeing people not listening to government advice is not helping the country get back to a reasonable state of normality. We need businesses to trade and the economy to start moving again. It's a worrying time for all businesses regardless of size.

Context: I feel frustrated that people are still flouting the rules. My workload is ever increasing and I am tired all the time. I am angry that people still believe it is a hoax. I’m glad people are taking the opportunity to have the vaccine and that the overall numbers are decreasing. I feel like we have a long way to go though before anything truly starts to feel almost normal again. I am excited to see my family again as it has made me feel quite lonely. I have found my anxiety has been better recently but it still become bad at moments.

Context: I currently feel quite disappointed, particularly towards how the government have handled the situation. It's so frustrating seeing other countries handle this better, but also annoying to see people continue to break lockdown restrictions, as we're all longing to go out and see our friends! Its overall a difficult time, but I'm hopeful we can return to normal soon. Although it seems a long way away, with the lockdown roadmap in sight, hopefully the government has finally got it right, especially due to the success of the vaccine in the UK.

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Situation has more hope than for a while but it's difficult to trust the govt to make the correct, science-based decisions.

It feels like govt are more focussed on using this situation to extract money from the taxpayers for their own benefit. It's all pretty corrupt.

We've both had vaccinations, we had mild reactions - tenderness, slight flu-ey feelings, but nothing major.

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