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Default Aug 01, 2021 at 04:38 AM
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I’m thinking of starting to wear mine again. We sit 6 feet apart but she walks me out of her office and we get pretty close to each other. Her being able to see my facial expressions is important to me but I want to be safe too.

I hope she won’t give me a hard time. She hasn’t really but she did say at my last session I seemed a bit paranoid about things by refusing to leave my house the majority of the time. I know people are focusing on trying to get me to go back to work but I honestly am scared plus I have stuff unrelated to Covid coming up that makes it dumb to go back now.

I would definitely ask, I can't see how anyone who believes Covid is a danger wouldn't want to agree to masks.


I know the facial expression thing is an issue, but it's really not that large. The face doesn't stop at the mouth, and the face is not an entity separate from the rest of our body. There have been studies of dogs that only see half the face of a human, they can still tell what emotion is being expressed. I can't imagine that being not true for humans as well.

If you cry, that might be another issue, but you could either bring a replacement or if your T would also wear a mask, there's not too much to worry about if there are some wet spots either.
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Default Aug 01, 2021 at 04:40 AM
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Just wanted to also add, since it's kind of relevant to this thread: the CDC just published a study a few days ago that shows that even in fully vaccinated people, if they do contract the delta variant, they will spread the virus just as well as a non-vaccinated individual. Of course the probability to contract it in the first place is smaller, but if it happens, the symptoms have changed enough, especially if you're also vaccinated, that you might think that it's just a cold and will spread it around.
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Default Aug 01, 2021 at 07:28 AM
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Just wanted to also add, since it's kind of relevant to this thread: the CDC just published a study a few days ago that shows that even in fully vaccinated people, if they do contract the delta variant, they will spread the virus just as well as a non-vaccinated individual. Of course the probability to contract it in the first place is smaller, but if it happens, the symptoms have changed enough, especially if you're also vaccinated, that you might think that it's just a cold and will spread it around.

Yeah, this is why I suspect my T will pull the plug on in-person very soon. If he was willing to use masks, that might be different. He said how he'd rather use Zoom than in-person with masks, but I also think it could be nice if he also asked what clients preferred? If it's a safety issue, that's one thing, and of course completely up to him to decide what he's comfortable with. But if it's a case where he would rather see a full face on a screen vs. a partial face in person, I think it could be good to see what clients might want. (I mean, I might try it once and be like, "OK, let's go back to Zoom.") Or at least give it a try before saying no.

It would just be nice to have an option in between in-person, unmasked and Zoom.
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Default Aug 01, 2021 at 08:34 AM
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Both of my therapists ditched masks around the time that the CDC claimed it was safe for vaccinated people (all three of us have been fully vaccinated for a while). I don't know what they will say after the latest news, although EMDR T mentioned maybe wearing masks if things got worse again but probably not going back to telehealth. I think I'm going to ask for masks again for a while, though, because I have an unvaccinated kid (toddler) at home and another on the way. The delta variant seems like something worth paying attention to, and I'd rather have more protection until it becomes clear that I don't need it. I also don't really mind wearing a mask in session. I have to remember to not mumble, but that's the main difference. If I cry, I either let the tears get soaked up by the mask or I briefly turn away and remove it to wipe my face or blow my nose. (Before I was vaccinated, I would go into the vacant hallway to do this, but it only happened like once.)
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Default Aug 01, 2021 at 11:28 AM
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When we first started in-person, we'd wear masks when we were in the lobby, holding hands, or when we started hugging again. When we were both vaccinated, we stopped wearing masks.

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