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Seeing more and more stories of the people who "did it right" getting Covid. While it's important to stress that we all take safety precautions seriously, Shit Sometimes Happens.
Catching Covid isn't a moral failing, says a person who got it and has been home since March.
Catching Covid isn't a moral failing, says a person who got it and has been home since March.
And when someone announces they have it, they are often SCARED OUT OF THEIR MINDS (I say from experience of sobbing "I'm afraid" over and over again.) The third degree of WHAT DID YOU DO before they got it isn't nice.
Because, what you're doing is hoping to separate yourself from /them/. So you can feel better about YOUR prospects of getting it.
"Well, I got grocery delivery and they didn't, sooooo."
I'm sorry but if you don't have Covid and they do? Their focus needs to be ON THEMSELVES.
"Well, I got grocery delivery and they didn't, sooooo."
I'm sorry but if you don't have Covid and they do? Their focus needs to be ON THEMSELVES.
This mental exercise you're doing is for your benefit, not theirs, when they're the one in danger in the moment--and here's you with the sly implication they didn't do enough to protect themselves. Do that processing somewhere else. Literally anywhere else.
Don't be a jerk.
Don't be a jerk.
And to anyone living with health anxiety reading this thread, you're doing your best, that's all anyone can ask! This is a complicated, evolving situation. Keep on masking and staying home and washing your hands. Get vaccinated when you can. I'm so sorry for your fears.
