To think that not everyone is scared

[loveisagirlnameddaisy]

Of catching Covid....?

I'm sure I'll be flamed to within an inch of my life but never mind. And yes, this thread may have been done to death before but hey ho.

Having read countless threads today about schools closing/not closing and cases rocketing/going down, can I get a sense check of who is terrified about catching Covid (and why) and who is not?

For balance, I also read a thread the other day from a person who is clinically vulnerable and whose DH had just tested positive and she was terrified. Almost the entire thread was filled by other clinically vulnerable people who had had Covid and told her not to worry.

So, while we can all agree that yes, this is a novel virus and yes, people will die because that happens with any virus, is this the virus which we should all be terrified of?

I agree. I know more lots of people who have had it and not known (antibody test) or tested in work and found to be positive a couple mild and one who was quite ill but no hospital admission. I don't know anyone who has died or admitted

(Logging off before I get flamed)🙈

I’m vulnerable (but not CEV) and while I’m not looking forward to having it, I am quite prepared to. It is not more important than children’s education or the destruction of the economy. My parents and PIL who are CEV are shielding and have not seen these grandchildren since March - we are making sensible decisions as a family to keep them safe.

I'm not scared about the virus at all. I'm legally not allowed to work right now, and as I'm self employed, no income means I can't pay my bills. I'm scared about my financial future. Catching this virus is the least of my worries.

I am scared for DP but not for me.

I'm pretty terrified. Not of being ill- but I'm a single parent to a ds10- who would have to care for me and for himself! The thought of that terrifies me; I don't like to think of him either fending for himself for an unknown period of time, or of him worrying about me.

Four of my friends, all similar age and sex to me (early to mid 40s female), all healthy and active beforehand, have been ill for months now. Not intensive care ill, but ill nonetheless (different impacts on all 4 but including fatigue, lung damage, covid toe, loss of smell and taste). I am scared that will happen to me.

I’m not scared of me or my children getting it. I don’t get why this is more scary than any other illness tbh 🤷‍♀️

I’m not scared, I think this is utter madness but I feel like I’m living in lonley world. Even my seemingly rational friends have lost the plot.
Today is the first day Ive been stressed about covid but not about the deaths, more that I feel like I’m now living in a World that is never going to turn back!
Anyone thinking a vaccine will work is m, IMO, mad.
If it’s really as they say it is, the vaccine would be no more successful than the useless flu vaccine. As the whole worlds pinned their hopes on this, I now see this going on all year or more.

I'm not scared of catching it personally. The odds are in my favour but I understand why those more vulnerable might be worried.
I'm much more concerned about the state of society and the economy following all these restrictions.
I'm also concerned about the pressures that have been put on our family and marriage. This situation has really tested us.

I’m not frightened of catching it. Our household are relatively young and fit and whilst I appreciate there are no guarantees, the odds are that it would not be life threatening for us. We do still, of course, follow the rules so we minimise the risk of us transmitting it to more vulnerable people in our community.

I have an underlying lung condition so would be classed as CV, I suppose. The fact I don't even know probably tells you what you need to know.

That said, I was terrified at the beginning of all this. Now I just take as many steps as possible not to catch it. Not because I am unduly scared of it, but because I don't want to catch anything if I can help it. Even a cold. I don't have time to be ill.

I'm not scared either, for most people it's a mild illness anyway.

It's the kind of thing that has to run it's corse and really, there is no point in all the scaremongering that is going on.

Most aren’t scared of actually getting covid though?

It’s the population level devastation of an uncontrolled pandemic that’s the problem :/

No, not scared of being sick, just tired of being unable to plan anything because the government is incompetent and makes decision after decision as late as they possibly can. I'm anxious about yet more changes (school closures) which will require a complete replant of my life and will happen any minute. Guess I am not good at waiting patiently.

I’m not scared of getting it (because I don’t fall into the danger group and I’m not someone who gets into a panic at the thought of getting ill) but people I know who have had it says it’s horrible (and the person who gave it to my niece is still in hospital on a ventilator - big fit guy). And I don’t follow dubious scaremongers on social media (my god the storied i year from others 🤯)

I’m not scared of getting it don’t think it will kill me (30’s no underlying health issues) BUT I do appreciate the spectrum of symptoms and how inconsistent it is in how people are affected and I just don’t bloody want it or for my kids to get it. Dh is 45 and overweight he’d be a concern so don’t want him getting it either

I think those people who aren't scared are people who blithely assume they will be ok if they catch it. And frankly, they might not.

I did not fall into the vulnerable category - but I now have long Covid and it's pretty awful. I wasn't worried about dying. But I'm now scared of living with this for years. I am utterly exhausted the entire time and have no energy to do anything. There are days when getting dressed has me weeping because it takes so much out of me that I have to crawl back into bed. That's honestly no way to live. THIS in my opinion is what people have to bear in mind, rather than dying - and I can utterly understand why many teachers feel that their work conditions are unsafe and don't want to risk becoming this ill. Why would they?

This is a really good article from the BMA if anyone is interested.

www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/doctors-with-long-covid

Terrified, I’ve had health anxiety (plus common or garden anxiety/panic attacks since teen years) for 30 years after a traumatic time in hospital. The worst part of a PA is gulping for air so the fact Covid can give you real issues breathing not just those that will pass during a PA scares me a lot. I’d like to think I wouldn’t die or end up ventilated but who knows?

I’m doing all I can to avoid people as much as possible but sometimes it’s inevitable that you’ll encounter people at work that won’t distance themselves or wear a face covering. Work have been really good (school) but even so I’m still not comfortable.

@earlydoors42

Four of my friends, all similar age and sex to me (early to mid 40s female), all healthy and active beforehand, have been ill for months now. Not intensive care ill, but ill nonetheless (different impacts on all 4 but including fatigue, lung damage, covid toe, loss of smell and taste). I am scared that will happen to me.

4 of my friends have also had it, mid 40's and are absolutely fine, they felt shitty for a week or so.

I am more worried about that if I get it and feel very bad, how it will impact looking after my kids one with SN. I am a single parent. They would have to isolate with me, so we would not have any access to support. Sn dc is physically violent. That concerns me.

I'm not particularly scared of catching it, me and DP are healthy in our 30s so the chance of us becoming very ill are low.

But I want my fucking life back! I miss travelling, going for meals, being out and about, going to museums/conventions/gigs.

I wish everyone would just knuckle down and stay the fuck home until this big spike/mutation is under control and the vaccinations are well under way. I'm fucked off with knobhead deniers having illegal parties and gatherings, causing it to continue to spread.

And yes I think children over 6 (unless not NT or medically exempt) should be forced to wear masks in school. Other countries can bloody manage it, and so should children in the uk. Masks in schools or stay home.

I don't want it and am actively avoiding catching it but I'm not scared of it and think that the impact on education or the economy has been disproportionate.

Every year healthy people die unexpectedly of short illness. The % increase of deaths due to Covid for those who were not already life limited, very elderly is, in my opinion not worth the long term damage to our country.

The people I know who are most anxious about going back to work are also the laziest. Don't care if I get flamed, it's my observation.

Personally not scared of catching it...

DM who is CEV has had it and got through it without hospital treatment, StepD had it, frontline hospital worker got through it without hospital treatment, however has 'long covid' but still managing to work.

I know another 12 people who have had it, no hospital treatment and all absolutely fine.

I'm not scared and suspect I've already had it.

I think the media and news channels in the UK deliberately report in a way designed to scare people into compliance. For instance, if the average age of death was given at the same time as the daily deaths figure, it would make things much less scary. Or if overall deaths were compared to the worst recent flu season. But they choose not to do so.

I think many in government are absolutely terrified - of being blamed for high death numbers and therefore making themselves unelectable in future.

I had it last year and it was the most painful experience of my life. I am terrified of having it again in case I have the same ‘mild’ dose of it. I’m left with permanent lung damage, recurring breathlessness and fatigue, and pain that doesn’t respond to painkillers. My oh had a sore throat for two days and one dc had nothing at all... if my
Experience had been like theirs then I’d have wondered what the fuss was about. It wasn’t however and I worry when I see people being so blasé about it.