08-22-2022, 03:28 PM
Good question... no doubt it made me anxious about passing COVID on to older family members... although I was also less worried after I had COVID. Unfortunately my dad died of COVID and I'll never know precisely how he caught it (although I know it can't have been me).
During the main pandemic when we were advised to keep physical distance, I'd watch movies and get quite stressed if characters got too close together! Good thing I don't watch romantic comedies! lol
I still avoid busy places if they don't seem well ventilated. If I absolutely have to go there, then I wear a FFP3 mask (99% filtration - it's a European standard). I had to take my mother to hospital last week and was horrified by people coughing everywhere who wouldn't wear a mask (they were provided for free). I know some people can't wear them, but less than half had a mask.
I reckon I'm a bit agoraphobic now and stay home more than I used to. The good news is my hand hygeine is now so good that I haven't had a cold for ages, ok, I'm tempting fate! ;-)
@happyvibe I know what you mean about worrying for humanity. I was convinced civilisation would collapse - or at least really serious food shortages and power blackouts. Now I have the same fear being in the UK, wishing we hadn't left the European Union, and looking anxiously at Ukraine/Russia. I think COVID conditioned me to be in constant emergency mode. Does that make any sense?
During the main pandemic when we were advised to keep physical distance, I'd watch movies and get quite stressed if characters got too close together! Good thing I don't watch romantic comedies! lol
I still avoid busy places if they don't seem well ventilated. If I absolutely have to go there, then I wear a FFP3 mask (99% filtration - it's a European standard). I had to take my mother to hospital last week and was horrified by people coughing everywhere who wouldn't wear a mask (they were provided for free). I know some people can't wear them, but less than half had a mask.
I reckon I'm a bit agoraphobic now and stay home more than I used to. The good news is my hand hygeine is now so good that I haven't had a cold for ages, ok, I'm tempting fate! ;-)
@happyvibe I know what you mean about worrying for humanity. I was convinced civilisation would collapse - or at least really serious food shortages and power blackouts. Now I have the same fear being in the UK, wishing we hadn't left the European Union, and looking anxiously at Ukraine/Russia. I think COVID conditioned me to be in constant emergency mode. Does that make any sense?