Reply To: COVID Confusion

@syag-lchochma

The doctors in your country. In the US and Israel there isn’t one doctor, scientist, or epidemiologist who is on record saying not to wear a mask. Not one!

I’m sorry I misread your thread. It seems your friend has some niche form of extrovert depression which is exasperated by masks. I’m not a psychologist, so I can’t say what she should be doing to alleviate her symptoms. I feel sorry for her, I really do, but you have to remember that masks have far more to gain than to lose. For every person who’s mental instability is worsened by seeing everyone in masks, there are hundreds more who are helped because they can now see and talk to people face-to-face and thousands more protected from COVID-19.

Have you decided that covid is our only concern and other people’s suffering aren’t even important enough for you to acknowledge them?

Chas V’Shalom! I am so sorry that I wasn’t being clear! Other people’s suffering is the prime concern. It’s the only concern. We should be concerned that people are suffering from COVID-19. Many many people are spending weeks, or even months, with trouble breathing, trouble tasting, and trouble with physical activity. That’s not even getting into the numerous hospitilizations and deaths, which will only get worse if measures aren’t taken to contain the virus. Anything we can do to alleviate that will help. Unfortunately, the medicine is bitter and hard to swallow. We have to adjust our lifestyles to help with it. But we don’t need to stop completely, which is where social distancing, hand washing, and masks come into play. I love my neighbor and I want them to be mentally healthy, but more than that I don’t want them to get seriously sick!

You have repeatedly said that, (and I quote) “doctors say masks don’t help”. Like I said, maybe that’s how it is in your country, but I can say with absolute certainty that I have never heard a US or Israel expert mirror that sentiment. I don’t know what your purpose of mentioning it is other than to fight against masks. The whole purpose of my original post was to encourage mask wearing, if you agree with it then why are we arguing? The effectiveness of masks has been proven again and again and again. It’s currently the main weapon against COVID-19 infection. If everyone would wear masks, socially distant, and wash their hands, we can simultaneously take care of our mental health while fighting COVID-19.