I have to laugh at myself sometimes - Page 5

eadu4 · ‎06-14-2011

@Skezeldog Exactly! At this point I think we have all found our "comfort zone" and do what we feel we need to do. We've been educated, lectured, explained to and advised on what to do. That person who is not wearing a mask could have already had covid AND been vaccinated. There will always be those that say "but he can still get it!! He needs to put a mask on!!" Well, no matter what that's still his choice. That's why I don't believe in judging anyone. I make no assumptions about anyone's situation. Just do what you need to feel comfortable and safe and keep smiling. There is only so much you can control.

KBEANS · ‎06-08-2020

@Goodie2shoes

Yeah, I'm still fanatical too. I think living in the large apartment building and sharing spaces such as the elevators, laundry rooms, compactor rooms, mail area and other common spaces weird us out. Let's be clear, most people live in their own homes and don't have to share facilities and so they just don't get it. putting our laundry in shared machines was skeevie before the pandemic, let alone during one. Bedbugs were a big deal before the pandemic, so easily spread from apartment to apartment and in an educational setting where I work, so I ve always been fanatical. This is nothing new.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@eadu4 wrote:
@Skezeldog Exactly! At this point I think we have all found our "comfort zone" and do what we feel we need to do. We've been educated, lecured, explained to and advised on what to do. That person who is not wearing a mask could have already had covid AND been vaccinated. There will always be those that say "but he can still get it!! He needs to put a mask on!!" Well, no matter what that's still his choice. That's why I don't believe in judging anyone. I make no assumptions about anyone's situation. Just do what you need to feel comfortable and safe and keep smiling. There is only so much you can control.

The question is whether you are not merely doing what makes you comfortable, but whether it has become an OCD burden on your.

Do you normally have strong compucntions that you must follow, @Goodie2shoes? I suggest maybe an experiment in which you loosen up on one of the more drastic parts of your routine. If you experience strong anxiety from doing so, you might consider talking to an expert.

Also, mental health experts are now labeling some as having Covid phobia. Yes, it's a thing.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Goodie2shoes · ‎04-30-2012

@KBEANS wrote:Yeah, I'm still fanatical too. I think living in the large apartment building and sharing spaces such as the elevators, laundry rooms, compactor rooms, mail area and other common spaces weird us out. Let's be clear, most people live in their own homes and don't have to share facilities and so they just don't get it. putting our laundry in shared machines was skeevie before the pandemic, let alone during one. Bedbugs were a big deal before the pandemic, so easily spread from apartment to apartment and in an educational setting where I work, so I ve always been fanatical. This is nothing new.

Thank goodness I have a laundry room in my apartment so no need to use a public laundry.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@eadu4 wrote:
@Skezeldog Exactly! At this point I think we have all found our "comfort zone" and do what we feel we need to do. We've been educated, lecured, explained to and advised on what to do. That person who is not wearing a mask could have already had covid AND been vaccinated. There will always be those that say "but he can still get it!! He needs to put a mask on!!" Well, no matter what that's still his choice. That's why I don't believe in judging anyone. I make no assumptions about anyone's situation. Just do what you need to feel comfortable and safe and keep smiling. There is only so much you can control.
The question is whether you are not merely doing what makes you comfortable, but whether it has become an OCD burden on your.

Do you normally have strong compucntions that you must follow, @Goodie2shoes? I suggest maybe an experiment in which you loosen up on one of the more drastic parts of your routine. If you experience strong anxiety from doing so, you might consider talking to an expert.

Also, mental health experts are now labeling some as having Covid phobia. Yes, it's a thing.

@eadu4, I meant my post for the OP. I didn't mean to respond to you, :-)

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

eadu4 · ‎06-14-2011

@suzyQ3 lol it's all good. I see you're meaning now and yeah I had not even thought about the real issue of "covid phobia". I would imagine there are people out there that might never be able to let go of some of the more extreme behaviors and return to a more normal life.

Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

@Goodie2shoes No worries. I do a lot of that. But I'm not eligible to get vaccinated yet. I think that once I get my shot, I'll be a bit less cautious. I'll still take care to wear my mask because that protects others, but I'll be a bit more relaxed about other people being able to get me sick.

I'm going to be getting together with family early this summer. They're coming to town ready or not. (Not staying with me this time, so dodged that issue.) And I might not be able to have gotten the shot by then. How I will interact with them will have a lot to do with whether I'm vaccinated.

I think I"m cool with eating with those of them who are vaccinated, even if I'm not. They are not a wild bunch who takes a lot of risks. And I think it would be worthwhile risk. But I don't want to do riskier things with family members who are not vaccinated, if I'm not. And that makes things awkward in a new way! Ugh! lol Still figuring this one out. And it's hard to plan activities.

And none of this has to be done out of fear. Tired of the neverending insults that people who take precautions are doing it out of fear and living in fear in some sort of generalized way. I could say I do the things I do because I refuse to live in ignorance and selfishness, but that would be a not very veiled insult. So I would ask that maybe none of us insult each other.

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froggy · ‎03-10-2010

Wow. I don't do any of that stuff. The only thing I do is wear a mask where required. I don't use any kind of sanitizer or wash my hands more than a normal amount. I go everywhere I want to go. Logic tells me that the chances of catching Covid are tiny and the risk of dying is infinitesimal. And I am in an older age group.

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

I pretty much follow the science. I was a little more careful when we were in the red and orange but things are improving and at the end of this week I should be mostly protected from the vaccine. I say just try to let go of the reins a little at a time. If you can't do that (as things get better) than I do think I'd be concerned.

I feel that if it's not my time to die or that I'm not destined to die of Covid... then, I won't!! I believe when it's my time it's my time and it will happen one way or another. For example..... I have never flown on an airplane and I never want to. I have, right now, no reason to ever get on an airplane. Still, if that's the way I'm destined to die, for some reason I will be on an airplane! In my case, I do what I think is right in situations like this and leave the rest in the hands of somebody bigger than I. That's not to say that I never fear...... but it gives me the ability to put it in perspective more readily.

KaySD · ‎08-16-2016

The first thing I want to say is that -- aside from complying with all the rules about face coverings, etc. -- these risk assessments and choices are very personal, and I respect them. Some of what you do, I do as well. Other things, not.

I've always understood that overusing things like Lysol only facilitates the evolution of disinfectant-resistent strains. So I've always avoided Lysol and use simpler and safer methods. But I do have a sort of ritual of my own for coming in and out of my home, and dealing with packages and deliveries. It works for me.

There's no way to protect myself 100% from any risk, and I don't try, but I'm careful and try to stay well-informed so I can make good decisions in a changing environment. I probably won't change much until enough of us have gotten vaccinated.