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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question.
Transplants | Last Active: Jun 28, 2021 | Replies (313)Comment receiving replies
I believe symptoms of depression are emerging for many people as we are vaccinated. The underlying issue has to do with having developed a “comfort zone” during the pandemic, one having to do with isolation, masking and the other rules of pandemic life coming to an end. Transitions are difficult. This may be more true for those of us who are immunocompromised. Particularly difficult is a dichotomy - the vaccine promises a certain safety and society’s moving out of the pandemic while we hear daily from experts who are worried about variants, a fall surge, anti-Vader’s and more.
Treat your self gently as we navigate these choppy waters. Try to get sun (when possible), keep up with exercise and connect with friends and family via safe channels. This too will improve, we will all have to move one step forward at a time until suddenly surprised we find we have created a “new normal”. Don’t forget to breathe, slow deep belly breaths, holding between inhale and exhale for 4-6 seconds when you can during the day.
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@lizzy02 Standing in line for my two doses, it became clear how much people had missed talking to others, even with 6' distancing. I had gotten in to teachers/first responders' vaccination events due to my health issues. Seeing how much those teachers missed each other, talking shop and discussing common topics, I can see how depression would set in, in isolation.They were a bit defensive as they felt I had no right to be at "their" event, so there was a bit of explaining my situation.
You're right, it is a new normal for us all.
Ginger
Thanks for the great insights.
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@lizzy102 great advice.
I think those of us are dealing with a bit more because we aren’t certain of where we stand. I have read they figure our immunity could be as low as 30%. I guess we have to be patient and hope that enough people will finally decide to get vaccinated to get us to “herd immunity”. If not I feel we will sort of be in limbo, as in “can I eat in a restaurant?”, “can I fly?”, “do I need to worry about my son possibly harboring the virus and shedding it here if he flies here?”
JK