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This article discusses a growing phenomenon called "pandemic fatigue" or sometimes referred to as "covid fatigue." Here are some ways the experts from the AMA suggest that you can cope with Pandemic Fatigue.
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EDIT - I found another article to add on to the information provided initially below. Here's another article on Pandemic/Covid Fatigue. Quote:
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I really embraced Zoom groups during this pandemic. I started with mental health support groups and later joined Overeaters Anonymous (a 12 step fellowship). Even now that some groups are meeting in person, I prefer Zoom as it's safer and I don't have to drive.
There are all sorts of virtual meetings available on meetup.com too, so you can connect with others who have shared interests. |
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Safely going outside for a limited amount of time while maintaining social distancing and mostly masking is also healthy. Outdoors is safer when done in small groups, and it's safest when all persons are vaccinated/boosted (2 weeks after the booster shot is considered fully vaccinated) and properly masked (wearing a KN95, N95, N99, or double-masking with a surgical mask underneath a cloth mask - all tightly covering the top of the nose down to underneath the mouth; the masks should not have any respirator valves, since that can spread pathogens). Although I'm shielding, I'll occasionally go outside for a brief walk, or at least to dump the trash and recycling - all while masked and wearing other PPE. I mainly do essentials, which includes occasional walking. I never shop inside stores anymore, and I only go to my necessary medical appointments (if I can put off certain medical or dental appointments, I will opt to choose online video or telehealth options in lieu of in-person visits). I've been able to maintain my mental health and work on dealing with racial traumas and other past and present traumas by maintaining a sense of purpose, a constantly-improving routine (I still have a ways to go, but I struggled with this before the pandemic, too), finding support with others who hold similar public safety values, and do what I can to improve my own health while also promoting better health to others through spreading awareness and dispelling disinformation/misinformation. I now see it as my civic duty, which gives me a sense of purpose, which then helps combat my pandemic fatigue. When you feel that your efforts are worth something and meaningful, you will persevere despite your fatigue. You'll still pace yourself and take many breaks, but you will still be public-safety conscious. |
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Our papers are saying they're expecting Covid to go on another six years so govt can't afford to keep giving out lateral flow tests for free, so they're going to start charging for them in the next few weeks.
Only care homes, hospital staff etc will get them still free..which I think is gonna create a 'black market' for them ie them getting stolen from care facilities to be sold online etc. and what about people who were needing to shield cos the vaccines weren't giving enough protection (due to immune system issues) are we meant to shield a further 6 years or just risk our lives 'going back to normal' and having people in the house again? Friends and relatives aren't gonna do an LFT every time they come if its gonna cost them over £100 to buy one just to visit me for an hour!!! |
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The funding should have instead went to mask production (N95, KN95, and the like; or the new N99s that the US is now creating, which has a rubber seal inside). Masks will help prevent spread from both the vaccinated and unvaccinated and even the unmasked, though you will need a good mask and limited exposure to the unvaccinated and unmasked individuals. Unfortunately, the abled-bodied almost always wins in these situations. Even when there are laws in place to protect disabled persons, people still find a way to overturn those laws or do what they want to do anyway, because the "majority rules" almost every time. That's why minorities and liberals (allies to minorities) fight hard to protect us. Unfortunately, the world is growing not only pandemic fatigued, but also liberal fatigued, because they no longer want the able-bodied persons to pay taxes that help the disabled, the poor, and/or the elderly; they instead want the majority of able-bodied persons to rule and leave the rest to fend for ourselves, since they assert that "individual responsibility" trumps "collective responsibility." It's sad, but this is another reality that is not spoken of as much, but it's happening across the globe. Our policies, laws, and economics will show clues to all this. The only global network fighting for minority rights is the WHO (World Health Organization). Locally, however, we're losing the fight for democracy, liberalism, and certain freedoms for minorities. This is happening in every country, no matter the country's overall religions, policies, cultural practices, etc. Fatigue/burnout occurs during caregiving. In a global pandemic, burnout extends then to those whom we care about - children, the elderly, the disabled, and then the poor (who are oftentimes mostly the elderly and the disabled, but sometimes also able-bodied persons fall into this category as well). When pandemic fatigue meets liberal fatigue, we're screwed! History repeats itself if we're not careful, and this is leading to uprisings, civil unrest, many protests, and possibly wars. World War II has many parallels to what we're seeing today globally. The best thing you can do is to find a strong supportive network that protects minorities (as well as those on the margins/fringes of society), and then grow your social capital. Social capital will be your protecting force going forward. It's become that divisive! Social support and social capital are considered protective factors in times of local, societal, and global threats. Money won't necessarily save you. But people and resources will. In criminal justice, capable guardianship is considered a protective factor against future victimization. Capable guardianship comprises things like setting up security alarms, building safe support systems, and building strong social capital in order to prevent future victimization (such as being raped, burgled, robbed, mugged, bullied, harassed, a victim of identity theft, racially discriminated against, targeted as a mentally disabled person, etc.). In psychology and possibly anthropology studies, social support is also a known protective factor that is used to attenuate or ameliorate the effects of trauma, systemic traumas, and/or ongoing traumatic victimizations. The more social capital you have, the better! That's one way to combat both being a victim of pandemic fatigue and liberal fatigue. But it's the type of social capital that you have that matters. Toxic positivity will NOT help you! Neither will people who are wishy washy and not fully for protecting minorities at all. You will need to find people with similar values, including allies, to help you. The more help you have, the better! If you have people who are on the fence about helping minorities, they might pose a threat to you down the road, when polarization increases globally, and when the able-bodied (non-allies) choose their freedoms over protections for minorities. When this happens, minorities are left to fend for themselves or receive hostility from others, who will likely blame us for their burdens, burnouts, and fatigue. I've personally experienced a mentor blaming me for his burnout fatigue trying to help me, a disabled student. If a professional can blame pre-pandemic, they will certainly blame during this pandemic. This is why tribalism is a defense mechanism and a survival tool. This is why we could use tribalism to our advantage, in terms of finding allies. Those who survived the Holocaust used allies and social capital to protect them from deathly danger, when eugenics (survival of the fittest in terms of Social Darwinism) was at play during World War II. Just do a Google search on the information I shared above, and you will find peer-reviewed research that supports my statements - or at least the abstracts of them. |
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I might actually make my own vision board scrapbook that lists all the good and healthy things I'm doing to protect myself and others from dangerous pathogens, protect my mental health through safe means such as online therapy and going for walks outside, and protect myself from any kind of victimization that has largely increased since the advent of this pandemic. I'll write down the lists from experts above and see what I've done to fulfill those lists, and see what areas I could improve (like a normal sleep routine, which is extremely hard for those with sleep-wake disorders and comorbidity with other physical and mental disorders). Even though some areas will require more effort and time, I'm still working toward those goals.
Some of my personal heroes during this pandemic are: 1. NASA 2. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. 3. The World Health Organization 4. Stop AAPI Hate 5. Minority Veterans of America 6. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) 7. The Duke & Duchess of Sussex, Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry Charles Albert David and Duchess of Sussex, Rachel Meghan Markle 8. My therapist. 9. Vaccinated and masked frontline workers in: paramedics, law enforcement, EMT fields, ICUs, ERs, hospitals, urgent care centers, Veterans Administration Medical Centers, fire fighting fields, medical fields, vaccination centers, pharmacies, mental health fields, psychiatric fields, social work fields, child protective services, elder abuse preventative services, victim's rights fields, criminal justice fields, disability advocacy fields, palliative care, nursing homes, congregate care, foster care, corrections facilities, juvenile detention facilities, orphanages, international relations, scientific fields, and epidemiology. 10. Ethical, professional, vaccinated, and masked drivers, shoppers, delivery, and customer service professionals. 11. Those who, as part of their civic duties, shield in place like me, which slows the exponential spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other communicable viruses, bacteria, spores, fungi, and pathogens. 12. Those who persevere by getting vaccinated, wearing masks, cleaning surfaces, maintaining hand hygiene, maintaining proper airflow, purifying indoor air, and social/physical distancing, in addition to advocating for public safety and stopping disinformation/misinformation from spreading by spreading awareness and saying something immediately when you see or hear something. Finding purpose and meaning helps people to persevere through tough times. It's my purpose to spread awareness and slow the spread by shielding, vaccinating, purifying the air, cleaning surfaces, wearing masks and other PPE, and allowing fresh air to flow into my apartment through windows periodically. I only go out for essentials, and I do all my shopping online. It helps to know that others remain in the good fight against various pandemic wars. |
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No fatigue here. Life on the farm in my rural area has gone on as usual & I have stayed healthy the whole time. Just thankful I no longer live near a city.
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Here's an interesting article on emotions related to the pandemic - anxiety and anger: Frontiers | Anxious and Angry: Emotional Responses to the COVID-19 Threat | Psychology
The article discusses the following key points concerning the determinants of coronavirus anxiety: The authors conducted cross-sectional research in April 2020 in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK, which consisted of 2,031 participants who answered surveys. Their summarized findings found in the abstract section of their article: Quote:
Covid threat: a. Anxiety about covid. b. The Role of Anxiety in Responses to the COVID-19 Threat: b-1. Terror management theory b-2. Conservative shift hypothesis c. Conspiracy Mentality and Populism: c-1. Conspiracy theories c-2. Conspiracy endorsement c-3. Existential Threat Model of Conspiracies c-4. Populism c-5. Political extremism c-6. Mortality salience: Quote:
This research was conducted before the phenomenon of pandemic fatigue became an issue, which may affect compliance. However, traumatic experiences (medical traumas, traumatic grief, racial traumas related to this pandemic) can also affect compliance, which wasn't really emphasized in this article. It's interesting how some people remain in denial. |
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Here's another argument at play that I read in this article: Pandemic fatigue? How adherence to covid-19 regulations has been misrepresented and why it matters | The BMJ
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But yet here's another study that supports the tenets of pandemic fatigue: Fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence of social distancing adherence from a panel study of young adults in Switzerland
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The effects of pandemic fatigue could mean more preventable deaths, preventable disabilities, preventable traumas, and preventable Covid-19 infections, since the great number of infections are likely to reach vulnerable populations. Systemic desensitization to these deaths, due to pandemic fatigue/burnout, will also mean less empathy and more narcissism. Yes, pandemic fatigue is an issue, experts say. Will Omicron make it worse? | CBC News
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The World Health Organization's delineation of "pandemic fatigue": https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/...-55390-eng.pdf
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Exhaustion, fear, and resignation: Welcome to Covid-19, 2022 edition - Vox
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Chicago Teachers are demanding more safety protocols. If they won't institute safety on campuses, then remote learning will have to be the new norm amid lack of staffing. The same could follow in other jurisdictions that allow unions (not all states do). These are some examples of how pandemic fatigue can also be combatted - by demanding more safety when fatigue has hit both parents' demands (keep the kids in school for their sake of not having them at home) as well as administrators and politicians overseeing education. Teachers' safety matters, too! If teachers die from Covid-19, even if their students won't, then there won't be any staffing left to teach, and remote learning will be inevitable anyways. So this is a stark reminder that better HVAC systems should be mandatory for all school buildings, that good airflow be allowed, that CO2 monitors be installed and utilized, that masks be mandated, that symptomatic children stay home no matter what their diagnosis, that asymptomatic positive Covid-19 tests would mean children also quarantine at home, and that teachers have other safety protocols in place to protect them. Pandemic fatigue affects everyone, not just individuals.
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There's alot of anger here as as news stations are revealing that whilst the rest of the country was in strict lockdown not even being able to visit loved ones in ICU (Intensive care..like on ventilators etc) the govt was having parties!
Lots of sad stories about people been unable to visit loved ones or go to funerals on TV at the minute from people furious to find our govt was at the same time having parties with 100's present (in some parties) where rest of us could only meet one other person even outside! |
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