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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think isolating for 2 years did this OP. That’s a really long time and most people didn’t actually do that. It’s not a judgment, it’s just maybe a partial explanation why it did so much damage to your psyche. We were still careful-ish (masking and not going to crowded indoor events) but by summer of 2020 we were seeing friends and so were our kids. The mental healthy effects started to scare me more than Covid. We didn’t end up catching Covid until Oct 2022. [/quote]

DP.  I appreciate you being respectful in stating this position. Many people are much more judgmental, which is one of the most infuriating parts of the pandemic. Yes, many of us who exercised caution and significantly curtailed our activities due to COVID, whether due to personal health, caring for an elderly family member, a sense of community greater good, hope that sacrifice would lead to schools reopening, or whatever reason, have wound up struggling in our work, social, and family lives for a variety of reasons associated with isolation. Those who resumed more normal lives sooner tend to have little sympathy for these struggles as if listening to public health guidance at the time was some sort of personal failing or weakness. The harm caused by isolation was not considered in public health decisions and has not been acknowledged or discussed enough, leaving individuals feeling unsupported as they try to rebuild their lives. [/quote]

I think this is a good point. I work in public health in a field that directly supporting pandemic recovery and felt very strongly I should go by the book in limiting our exposure. We also were so miserable every time a child was sent home for a 10 day isolation that we did very little in person besides child care. I also suspect we are in a community that tested and reported exposures more frequently thanks other parts of the country (lots of scientists and healthcare workers in our area). My sibling who lives in Florida had a totally different experience- people were “over” COVID very early on, nobody tested or quarantined.

If I’m totally honest in looking back at the effects on my family I might do things differently. I think we were in the minority more than I realized and it was harder on us than I realized.

But there’s also a sense that I found out that some people I previously respected were dishonest and selfish. I was so angry at my sibling for exposing my partners pre vaccine. But in the end no one died - I don’t know. If you really cared and really wanted to do the right thing it was hard. My ILs became essentially agoraphobic. They are very slowly coming out of it but they are terrified about their health every time there’s a rise in COVID cases. [/quote]

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