Fear is Not Your Answer, No Matter How Justified You Think It Is
Trust me, you can let it go.
I have read enough medium posts and news editorials that are written by people paralyzed with fear of COVID-19 to know that there is a pandemic of fear going on.
Your fearful reaction is not serving you, no matter what you believe reality to be.
People are terrified of sending their child to school. Despite evidence-based decisions by various school systems, the fearful parent reacts to the idea of a virus spreading to the point that locking their family indoors for an indefinite amount of time seems to be the best choice. People are so scared to stand next to another human outdoors, even while wearing a mask. They won’t even allow their dog to sniff other dogs because they are scared the dog will get the virus.
Their fear makes it so that they react in very aggressive ways when someone suggests or acts as if the world isn’t as scary as they believe. And they are very verbal and visible in the media that we consume.
So, I decided I needed to add my voice to the mix so that someone out there can hear: it’s going to be okay. Fear is not your answer.
