We’re all feeling fed up with the requirements for distancing, mask wearing, and hand sanitizing. However, just because you haven’t gotten Covid by now doesn’t mean that you won’t. And, if you do, it can have devastating effects for you, your family and your future.
If you’re not in the high-risk group, 65 and older, you might not die from getting Covid, but you can still end up with serious long-term health consequences. Specifically, even adults in their 20’s and those that have had asymptomatic infections can show signs of lung inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis (lung damage). Increasing evidence also shows that people who have had the illness have signs of cardiac damage, blood clotting, liver abnormalities and neurological deficits. We’re talking about potential consequences to your future health and quality of life.
It’s true - the protective precautions are inconvenient, they interfere with how we like to do business, and they add stress. Even if you’re not anxious, remembering to stay 6 feet apart and wear a mask takes up bandwidth. Add to this the compassion fatigue that naturally happens with the constant media coverage, and it’s easy to feel numb to what is happening, overwhelmed by being powerless to stop it, and ‘over’ caring about it; but this doesn’t change the facts. Whether we want to deal with Covid or not, we still have to.
What to do:
Focus on WHY
Why do you want to keep up the protective measures? Because, the virus is real and getting it could have real devastating effects on everything you care about.
Identify what part is hard and have a plan