describing corona in diffrent ways

Apr 03, 2020 at 09:01 AM

at least for me, changes my level of anxiety

if someone calls it a pandemic, for instance, I get really anxious

or if people call it corona, virus or outbreak, I'm not so anxious

does the way the corona is talked about afect your anxiety level?

BreakForTheLight · Apr 03, 2020 at 09:28 AM

I tend to call it "this mess"

unaluna · Apr 03, 2020 at 10:10 AM

Yeah, pandemic gets to me too. I wonder if survivors guilt is what drives a lot of people? You - i - feel foolish and helpless and privileged for NOT being sick. Yet we are not exactly in a position to do much else besides "thoughts and prayers".

Nammu · Apr 03, 2020 at 10:41 AM

I sometimes refer to it as covid or covid19 , that virus. But mostly coroviirus

autonoe · Apr 03, 2020 at 02:01 PM

I've found myself saying "our current situation" or "the current problem" or something like that when I'm talking to people from work. I guess I feel like it's not as scary as saying the scientific words. We hear them enough all day in the news anyway.

Apr 04, 2020 at 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BreakForTheLight

I tend to call it "this mess"

probably should have added that one

lol it sure is a mess..

Apr 04, 2020 at 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Yeah, pandemic gets to me too. I wonder if survivors guilt is what drives a lot of people? You - i - feel foolish and helpless and privileged for NOT being sick. Yet we are not exactly in a position to do much else besides "thoughts and prayers".

couldn't have put it better myself.

great post..

Mountaindewed · Apr 05, 2020 at 03:59 PM

I usually call it “the virus”

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Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Apr 03, 2020 at 09:01 AM #1 at least for me, changes my level of anxiety if someone calls it a pandemic, for instance, I get really anxious or if people call it corona, virus or outbreak, I'm not so anxious does the way the corona is talked about afect your anxiety level?
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BreakForTheLight Grand Member Member Since Jan 2015 Location: Europe Posts: 852 9 211 hugs given	Apr 03, 2020 at 09:28 AM #2 I tend to call it "this mess"
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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,861 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Apr 03, 2020 at 10:10 AM #3 Yeah, pandemic gets to me too. I wonder if survivors guilt is what drives a lot of people? You - i - feel foolish and helpless and privileged for NOT being sick. Yet we are not exactly in a position to do much else besides "thoughts and prayers".
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,349 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	Apr 03, 2020 at 10:41 AM #4 I sometimes refer to it as covid or covid19 , that virus. But mostly coroviirus __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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autonoe Member Member Since Apr 2018 Location: US Posts: 118 6 28 hugs given	Apr 03, 2020 at 02:01 PM #5 I've found myself saying "our current situation" or "the current problem" or something like that when I'm talking to people from work. I guess I feel like it's not as scary as saying the scientific words. We hear them enough all day in the news anyway.
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,180 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,761 hugs given	Apr 05, 2020 at 03:59 PM #8 I usually call it “the virus” __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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