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[quote=Anonymous]The degree to which many posts in this thread are just divorced from reality is freaking me out.

Yes, restrictions are currently increasing. That's because the virus spread is currently increasing, and everyone is worried it will get worse in the fall when it cools down. The restrictions are a direct reaction to what is currently happening with the virus.

Yes, this is hard for kids and it makes sense to acknowledge it. But even if some of these things (like mask wearing in public indoor spaces) become commonplace here as they have in Asia in recent years, all of our kid's will still be able to lead full, meaningful lives. I know people who have given birth in masks. People who have graduated from school in masks. Even if this virus or others like it force us to wear masks and become more careful in other ways, human beings will still continue to live their lives, socialize, and do things. The whole point of masks is to enable us to do some of those things now, even thought this virus is rampant.

There is promising news on the vaccine front. People who are very negative about the development of a vaccine (for instance, arguing that its not producing antibodies that last long enough, etc.) probably have never paid close attention to another vaccine being developed before. The Covid vaccine process is incredibly expedited and we are extremely fortunate to already be seeing some of these clinical trials producing antibodies in test subjects without worrisome side affects. They only mapped the virus in Jan/Feb of this year! That's amazing. The scientists working on this are incredibly motivated and very good at this. Lots of resources are being directed at it. There's no guarantee that we'll have a widely available, effective vaccine in the next 6 months (though the possibility exists, I just would be cautious about hoping for it), but from what we've seen so far, we will definitely have some kind of vaccine or effective treatment for this disease within the next 18 months.

I agree with others advising OP to get therapy. This black and white, catastrophic thinking is common in people with depression and will likely make functioning during this high stress time more difficult.[/quote]

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