Is Anyone Fixated on this Coronavirus?

[chickentender]

Do you all think that the people who claim they are just "resting and relaxing at home", meditating, having downtime, etc. are being honest? I can't tell as a person who suffers from anxiety if all this stuff I see on social media about how people are learning new hobbies and all this wonderful, calm sounding stuff is just more prettying life up for social media. do you all think if this is a hugely anxiety provoking thing for most people falling within the range of normal anxiety responses also? I wish I could be that positive and grounded, but this whole thing is terrifying to me and honestly saying that you're just chugging along blissfully in your own little world seems a little, out of touch? Here I am stressing over everything and what this situation means for people the world over, not just me.

 

[Iugrad91]

They had a turnaround because there were police in the streets making sure nobody went out except essential workers and those going to the store. They were on lockdown, nobody left Wuhan, nobody came in. No school, no
work. And it still took two months for the numbers to drop.

 

[Certate]

I am scared of someone stepping on the spit from someone who has the virus. No shoes are ever allowed in the house but now they aren't even allowed on my patio since that's where we have been hanging out a lot lately. What part of Utah are you from?

Try not to worry about the spit thing, you have a very very low chance of that happening.

I'm in Norther Utah, towards SLC.



I just seen that college students are hanging out in the thousands on Florida beaches during spring break....WTF

 

[Hurt&Hopeful]

Do you all think that the people who claim they are just "resting and relaxing at home", meditating, having downtime, etc. are being honest? I can't tell as a person who suffers from anxiety if all this stuff I see on social media about how people are learning new hobbies and all this wonderful, calm sounding stuff is just more prettying life up for social media. do you all think if this is a hugely anxiety provoking thing for most people falling within the range of normal anxiety responses also? I wish I could be that positive and grounded, but this whole thing is terrifying to me and honestly saying that you're just chugging along blissfully in your own little world seems a little, out of touch? Here I am stressing over everything and what this situation means for people the world over, not just me.

Yes, I think it's all BS! And if it IS true, it's definitely out of touch with what most people are going through. I already worked mostly from home, so that hasn't been a huge change in routine for me. But having schools closed is wreaking havoc, even though I know it's necessary. People who are 'learning new hobbies' right now don't have full-time jobs while simultaneously homeschooling their children. It's exhausting, and stressful. But I'm so grateful, because so many are losing their jobs because of the economic downturn, so I can't complain. But even those who don't have health affected by the virus are definitely feeling the effects of it in other areas. I am

 

[JustMe]

Try not to worry about the spit thing, you have a very very low chance of that happening.

I'm in Norther Utah, towards SLC.



I just seen that college students are hanging out in the thousands on Florida beaches during spring break....WTF

Ya they should be fined! I think they need to take more drastic measures! They are saying we are at a very critical stage right now and need to take drastic measures or we will be just a few weeks behind Italy.
I moved from Ogden not too long ago and probably moving back somewhere near there as soon as this thing gets better.

 

[blueberries]

Do you all think that the people who claim they are just "resting and relaxing at home", meditating, having downtime, etc. are being honest? I can't tell as a person who suffers from anxiety if all this stuff I see on social media about how people are learning new hobbies and all this wonderful, calm sounding stuff is just more prettying life up for social media. do you all think if this is a hugely anxiety provoking thing for most people falling within the range of normal anxiety responses also? I wish I could be that positive and grounded, but this whole thing is terrifying to me and honestly saying that you're just chugging along blissfully in your own little world seems a little, out of touch? Here I am stressing over everything and what this situation means for people the world over, not just me.

I know quite a few people who are not all panicked over this virus. They are enjoying the downtime, enjoying the quiet at home, doing a good spring cleaning, catching up on reading and hobbies, taking walks outside, wearing sweats all day, not worrying about make-up, watching movies, etc. Granted it's hard if you have to work from home 8 hours a day with kids running underfoot, but they aren't panicked about catching coronavirus. A good friend of mine works in a grocery store and she said most people who come in there say they are more concerned about running out of food than of getting sick. I'm an introvert so having a "forced isolation" isn't all that bad, I have plenty to keep me busy. I'm not at all trying to downplay the severity of corona but a few weeks of staying home, avoiding contagion and slowing down isn't all that bad especially knowing that it's necessary to help avoid the spread of this virus (as well as every other virus out there).

 

[chickentender]

I know quite a few people who are not all panicked over this virus. They are enjoying the downtime, enjoying the quiet at home, doing a good spring cleaning, catching up on reading and hobbies, taking walks outside, wearing sweats all day, not worrying about make-up, watching movies, etc. Granted it's hard if you have to work from home 8 hours a day with kids running underfoot, but they aren't panicked about catching coronavirus. A good friend of mine works in a grocery store and she said most people who come in there say they are more concerned about running out of food than of getting sick. I'm an introvert so having a "forced isolation" isn't all that bad, I have plenty to keep me busy. I'm not at all trying to downplay the severity of corona but a few weeks of staying home, avoiding contagion and slowing down isn't all that bad especially knowing that it's necessary to help avoid the spread of this virus (as well as every other virus out there).

I'm sad to say that I believe this is going to be quite a bit longer than a few weeks. It's going to have to be a way of life for months I believe.

 

[NuckingFutz]

I think China is lying. Either they have a cure that they are keeping secret or they are not reporting numbers truthfully. No way in hell does a country with over a billion people with poor hygiene, poor treatment of people, poor air quality, and living stacked on top of each other like a deck of cards have a miraculous turnaround. Liar, liar pants on fire!

I 100% agree with you. Seen reports of multiple senators selling millions of dollars in stock before all this **** happened. Maybe it’s not as bad as the media is making it out to be. I’m concerned but I’m extremely skeptical about the validity of all this. A lot of **** just isn’t adding up.

 

[Cuchculan]

Ireland has had more cases in the first 12 days than Italy did. Warnings that it is been spread by people using petrol pumps. Fill the car up. So now everybody must wear gloves that are there to be used. If filling your car use any gloves that might be there.

 

[Bhawesh]

The last comment on this thread was on Feb 18, it's 21st March today and Corona Virus is declared a Pandemic. Many in the post commented to relax but that did not turn out well. Be safe

 

[Cuchculan]

Others didn't want people to go into high panic mode. Simple as that. Was not them saying ' nothing is happening, don't worry about it '. Would have been just as easy to write ' PANIC ' this is going to get really bad. So by telling people to relax at first was so they would not stress about things there and then. Now it has reached many countries around the world. It is all over the news. All you see and hear about. But I would still try and make people relax. To take caution if doing things. Not to go out with a stressed out frame of mind. That would only make things much worse for them. In Ireland we are been hit hard. It is the last thing I want to come to down with. But I keep myself busy to take my mind off of things. I do still go out. I play it very safe. Even with a strong warning that in 3 weeks time we will hit our peak numbers. For such a small country the numbers are already high. If it were to happen, I can only do what I can at that time. Touch wood and all of that. I really hope everybody on here is safe. But I would still urge people to try and relax and stay calm. Hard to do anything with an anxious mind.

 

[LittleMissCatastrophe]

SO here the government did everything they could.But people here are effing insane. They closed the schools 3 days after it started here, said to work from home, asked for older people not to go out. We even have a curfew for older ppl, they can only go out from 6-10 in the morning, for the rest of us curfew is from 8 at night to 6 in the morning. During the day people are insane, restaurants are full, coffee shops are full, dog parks full, children are everywhere. Older people are roaming through the streets. The mantra here is I can't get sick and die from this, so I don't give a shhh..
Police is arresting people, when they see them, but also, no one wants to do that..So yeah, wonderful time to be alive.The important thing is everyone goes to the window and applauds doctors every night when curfew starts, and then they spend whole day just running around

 

[Cuchculan]

People have never witnessed anything like this before. That is part of the problem as to how they are reacting. They don't know how to react. Each day here we get new instructions. New things we can do and we can't do. Go somewhere isolated for a walk. Everybody thought of the most isolated place and suddenly the beaches were packed. For the most part it is very eerie. Quiet. You can go for a walk and meet nobody at all. Just strange. Only one wear those mouth masks are people working in chemists. Irish people are not used to them. I do have something I was wearing before all of this that does cover my mouth and nose. I shall just continue with that. More meant to keep me warn in the Winter months. Now it has another purpose. We can all only do our bests. Not do what we think is wrong. Just see how it goes.

 

[Certate]

I've been fishing a lot lately, but even then its still in the back of my mind.

I also have to work tomorrow, not sure why we are still open to the public....WTF ever

 

[PRguru_cfj]

Becuase of this virus I have to pay my school rentals because of mistake from THIER END. Also I don't think I would be able to afford college this year becuase if my schools back up system becuase of it. This virus has ruined my graduation and I think I will have to stay another year. Pushing my debt to the tens of thousands. This sickness screwd me over.

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

I'm not ignoring the coronavirus. But I'm not obsessed with it either. And that's a good and healthy balance for me.

 

[Guitarist41]

They had a turnaround because there were police in the streets making sure nobody went out except essential workers and those going to the store. They were on lockdown, nobody left Wuhan, nobody came in. No school, no
work. And it still took two months for the numbers to drop.

On the flipside... is China being honest about what is happening there? Not like they’ve been honest up until now.

 

[Cuchculan]

China will never be honest. They say 100 people, that really means 1, 000 people. That is how China rolls. They had twice as many deaths in Wuhan. Cut the number in half to make it look like they were dealing with it. Then saying they never linked the other deaths to the virus. That is the Chinese method.