This really resonates with me. From the beginning of the pandemic I've struggled so much with the idea that getting COVID = personal failure, and being afraid I would spread it to other, more vulnerable people. The second part is still a worry, and I'm definitely having trouble with the switch to "Oh well I guess we're all going to get i…
This really resonates with me. From the beginning of the pandemic I've struggled so much with the idea that getting COVID = personal failure, and being afraid I would spread it to other, more vulnerable people. The second part is still a worry, and I'm definitely having trouble with the switch to "Oh well I guess we're all going to get it now!" I'm seeing from a lot of people about omicron. But I'm starting to be able to recognize that, just like you said, health is not a matter of willpower. And I can totally see how it intersects with diet culture in that way, and a million other things that are presented as individual failings but are really societal issues. I'm vaxxed and boosted and still being extremely careful, but I also have a teenager who has to go to school. I've talked with her about all of this and how she will probably be exposed and that it's not her fault if she catches it, but I hate that we're all in this situation.
This really resonates with me. From the beginning of the pandemic I've struggled so much with the idea that getting COVID = personal failure, and being afraid I would spread it to other, more vulnerable people. The second part is still a worry, and I'm definitely having trouble with the switch to "Oh well I guess we're all going to get it now!" I'm seeing from a lot of people about omicron. But I'm starting to be able to recognize that, just like you said, health is not a matter of willpower. And I can totally see how it intersects with diet culture in that way, and a million other things that are presented as individual failings but are really societal issues. I'm vaxxed and boosted and still being extremely careful, but I also have a teenager who has to go to school. I've talked with her about all of this and how she will probably be exposed and that it's not her fault if she catches it, but I hate that we're all in this situation.