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usedtobedemgurl

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14. Do we really recognize everyone has a choice about masking?
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 06:11 PM
Mar 2023

I mean, my friend has never said, “I will leave you alone, because it is your choice.” No, he has stated I am living in fear. He uses seatbelts, no doubt. I doubt he puts a radio on the side of his tub. He is eating healthier. It never crossed my mind, to say he is living in fear.

I am glad you made it past Covid, with no ill effects. It is a roulette wheel about whether anyone getting even a mild case, will get long haul. A lot of the effects of Covid also mirror the effects I already feel, having whiplash, a concussion, TBI (traumatic brain injury) severe PTSD and depression, all from being rear-ended. I have double vision, a sensitivity to light, headaches that last over 24 hours, dizziness and unrelenting 24/7 pain. Brain fog is a HUGE thing for me. I even have memory problems, but my therapist says I have three of the top reasons for memory problems. Don’t ask me what they are, cause I can’t remember. 🤣🤣🤣 I was suicidal for a while, because the pain was that bad. Legal edibles helped me. I went off of them once, and my therapist told me the pain was too much and I needed to resume the edibles. I could not deal with long haul, on top of everything I am already experiencing. I told several people, and now you (and, yes, my friend I quoted above) that if I were to get long haul, I would simply kill myself. It would just sink me. If there was a way to tell if you will get long haul, and I was not suffering as I am, I might just go out without a mask. Nah! I would always respect others and not pass anything on to someone who might die.

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Exlamation points lose their meaning when every sentence (fragment) has one. Earth-shine Mar 2023 #1
I totally agree with enjoying being away from people! usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #5
Eating out is expensive. If you don't feel comfortable doing so, why should you? hlthe2b Mar 2023 #2
Yes, I am not sure why he cares that I do not .... usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #6
Tell your friend to watch a season of Bar Rescue. CrispyQ Mar 2023 #3
Thank you for the more than kind words. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #8
I suspect that Living is all in the mind of the beholder, and not those who proclaim that others SWBTATTReg Mar 2023 #4
Yes, I am quite happy with the way I am living. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #9
I didn't get sick with anything in the peak of the covid crisis... hunter Mar 2023 #7
You really can't help it, if you are on the road. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #11
He or she needs to worry about their own health Meowmee Mar 2023 #10
I understand what you are saying. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #13
If you are vaccinated (and boosted) you really have very little reason to be fearful FakeNoose Mar 2023 #12
Do we really recognize everyone has a choice about masking? usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #14
People are excercizing their "choice" whether we like it or not FakeNoose Mar 2023 #16
I would argue that you were not facing fear. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #17
That damned virus knocked my fully vaccinated "high risk" self on my ass for a week... hunter Mar 2023 #15
I am really sorry about your Covid experience. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2023 #18
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