Originally Posted by
justakiwi
I for one, am struggling right now. Could those of you in this category please take a moment or two, to consider how your constant, ongoing negative comments may be affecting the rest of us? This used to be a place to come and hang out, do our investing thing, socialise a bit and have a laugh or two. Now it is simply a place to avoid.
I am starting to feel more anxious by the day. We get that this real. We get that it is serious. We get that people will die, and it could even be us. But I really don’t need to be focusing on that right now. If a resident in our rest home gets the virus, the chances are high that I will have to put my hand up to be one of the caregivers on the “isolation” team. I have no dependents and I am reasonably healthy so it makes more sense for me to take on this role than someone with children or existing health issues. But I’m almost 60 - so yep, I class as “elderly” in terms of my risk of getting the virus. I am trying not to think about that but it is scary. I don’t need a constant reminder that “we are all going to die!”
There is nothing to be gained by any of these ongoing “discussions” here. Nothing. Rehashing it, laying blame, predicting disastrous outcomes serves no useful purpose. In fact it does the opposite. It creates stress and anxiety, not only in those of us watching it, but in those of you who seem unable to just shut up about it. So, I agree with BP - can you all just give it a rest please? Set up your own private group here if you want, and continue driving yourselves crazy away from the general forums.
Please.