Someone mentioned Vitamin B ...where has anyone in all of this been told we can't exercise .....or even sunbathe in your back yard
People don’t have backyards mate . And many are listening to the media , agenda driven panic merchants , who just want to drive hysteria for the clicks .
So many people , especially woman , who IMO have an already in built , genetic flight response , just are hiding inside .
To dismiss this , is naive at best. Many people are too scared to go outside at all , which like you said is over reacting , but it’s still happening.
Until the general consensus is lift the restrictions , these types , which due to some mental health issues in my family recently , Im starting to be more aware of , are really at risk.
And as the majority of our nation live in cities , and the general isolation , people tend to feel in the biggest cities , this is a huge issue.
Domestic violence , alchohol use , online gambling , are through the roof. This isn’t good , as a potential on going social issue post COVID.
I agree, there are many bad things as a result of restrictions, but the alternatives are worse and today being ANZAC day, it reminds us of who is most likely to be affected by this. Both by solitude for recent service personnel and if we don't continue social distancing on a suitable scale as things improve, those that served in Vietnam, Korea etcetera and the children that grew up in the second world war, along with the few remaining survivors of that conflict, it often means direct death.
I am surrounded with the mental health issues you alluded to at home and helping out my very affected sister daily, so I completely understand your concerns, but I am not willing to sacrifice my parents, along with their generation and similar others for the sake of more freedoms.
Mate , I’m 1 of those people . 3 people I served with topped themselves in the last 3 months.
And there’s are at least another 2 , we are really concerned about , as they won’t answer calls and no one knows exactly where they live , since this kicked off.
There were over 3000 deaths in 2019 from suicide , just knowing from the conversations I’ve had , we all just want support and feel like there’s none out there. VVCS is a joke , and the waiting list now is like 6 months just to get a call back.
I didn’t want to talk about this directly , but I am so concerned about days like today , hence my posting today. And that’s just returned serviceman.
There’s so many vulnerable people , out there who can’t just “go sit on their balcony”
The cure can’t be worse than the cause.
Please don't leave the forum. Keep posting mate but may I suggest try not take things personally.
Stay with us.... Even chatting here helps... As they say we all In this together
Mate thank you for your concern, but this wasn’t me reaching out for help . It was me being an advocate for those who won’t ask for it .
And just being generally disgusted with the way some of our society have drilled down on anyone not complying with what they perceive is the right thing to do, based on their own bubble. Which , frustrates me , as , any opinion I have today , can and should be open to change at a moments notice , when presented with facts. I don’t look for confirmation bias . Or echo chambers. Which reading this thread really felt like that to me .
It reminds me of V for Vendetta , or any other story about Dystopias. As this forum is a reflection of the rest of society. And you all should be very concerned about how easily , some , including some of you, have embraced this to an almost manic enforcement . Sure most because they want to protect the ones they love , but for some , it’s about having power over influencing other people . Nothing at all to do with covid.
The sooner we return to something resembling regular life , the better , as the longer it goes , the more brazen and justified these people will feel .
I’ts not conspiracies and nonsense either . It’s human nature . That’s why there’s so many books about it . And it’s happened before . The Spanish Inquisition, straight off the top of my head.
Someone here gets it, I said this from the beginning and I haven't seen anything to change my mind.
The prevention will be more harmful than the virus itself.
There will be a point where that will be the case.
The lockdowns were a reasonable initial response as the health system would be overloaded with virus patients. You know who else suffers when the health system is overloaded? People being admitted for strokes, pulmonary embolisms, heart attacks, ruptured aneurysms, organ failure, haemorrhages and anything else that requires immediate attention and resources that would not be available due to COVID patients stacking up. It's a two fold effect.
I dispute the long term implementation of lockdown measures, but as an initial response they undoubtedly have limited the effect on the health system and limited the amount of deaths. You're one of the people who were invariably going to show up when the numbers dropped and harp on about how the measures were heavy handed and they were never required whilst turning a blind eye to the catalyst to the drop in numbers. Look at the US, Spain and Italy as to what happens when you sit on your hands.
By the way, do you have Facebook?
Never been on any social media, never will.
Not even the Gram? :frowning:
I really don't think people care about what I'm doing with my life, I'm not from the generation who feels they have to share everything with the world, so I've never understood social media, it's just not my thing.
The people who need to know know.
I prefer real relationships than cyber ones, maybe I'm weird
See I agree with this point, the only social media I use are places like this, I'm not on facebook etc. Just try to understand a topic before you get all indignant and you will have more support.
Not interested in support, I'm only here because I support the Weststigers, I'm not looking for people to agree with me, I can elsewhere for a circle j**k
Is that why you go to the beach? Only a joke mate.
