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I’m on my soapbox again, unfollow me if your annoyed idgaf, my entire life was fucked up because our government mismanaged the hell out of a deadly virus so here is a thread of reasons from a young previously healthy person about why you absolutely should be afraid of COVID
Financial: I lost my job. I ran through every penny that I worked to save since I was 15 years old when I started working. I would have been evicted if I didn’t have an incredibly generous partner who took over rent payments. I now have 3 monthly prescriptions I have to pay for.
Financial: it took 2+ months for me to receive a single disability/unemployment payment and I almost completely missed the $600 PUA (only received two weeks). I only got a 3 month forbearance on my student loans which means 100% of my unemployment now goes to them. ($800 a month)
Financial: This means I can’t pay any other bills, buy grocery, afford the medication that I now have to take. I am 24 and had to ask my mom for money to buy shampoo and conditioner. End of my financial reasons to be fucking terrified of covid.
Physical: I used to walk/run upwards of 15 miles a day, now need an inhaler to go for a mile long walk. Regular chest pains almost 7 months after getting sick. I rarely eat a meal without feeling sick afterwards. I’m lucky if I can sleep 6 hours a night yet I’m chronically tired.
Physical: my body can’t regulate temperature properly (always sweaty/cold/both), I have migraines at least 3 times a week, my body aches regularly, I still can barely smell, my eyes randomly get very fuzzy for minutes at a time, I have fainted twice due to lack of food/sleep.
Physical: I have had two terrible rashes due to antibiotics I took for pneumonia, there are still days regularly where I can’t do anything other than stay in bed due to fatigue, aches, and migraines, my resting heart rate is still stupid high.
This is the end of my physical reasons as to why you should be fucking terrified of COVID but there are likely more. I went from being an over-all healthy person to someone who is chronically ill... it is hard to keep track of every little thing that has changed with my body.
Appearance: this part is shallow but idc. I have had significant hair loss, my acne is worse than it has ever been (likely a medicine side effect), I look like a dead person due to my eye bags/skin tone, my weight fluctuates, I have lost every ounce of confidence I used to have.
Mental: the brain fog is insane, my short-term memory is noticeably worse to others, my anxiety (a condition I had before being sick) has skyrocketed to a level that gets in the way of basic functionality, I feel like a burden to every person I interact with, I am so fucking sad.
Mental: I have lost almost all interest in things I care about (incredibly bad for someone in need of a job), started an SSRI due to the mental side effects of COVID which triggered a manic episode that was dangerous to myself+others, did I mention that I am really fucking sad?
Mental: I suck at communicating w/ people I love because my brain can’t handle it, I have become a shitty freelancer because my brain is so fucked up it takes weeks to finish one project, I genuinely just don’t fucking like myself anymore, my self-worth has diminished completely.
Mental (the very bad/scary to talk about): I have developed passive su*c*dal ideation aka I fantasize about being killed multiple times a day bc life doesn’t feel worth it/I’m too much of a wimp to do the job myself. That being said, I have tried to k*ll myself twice since March.
I am receiving help and have improved since the last attempt so please don’t try to intervene. I am taking care of myself. I just want to be honest about how fucking shitty and terrifying COVID is since it’s severity continues to be belittled after 200,000+ US citizens have died.
COVID took over every aspect of my life, I don’t know when that will change. The fact that DT contracted COVID after months politicizing a health crisis+failing to protect citizens just to say “don’t be scared/ don’t let it dominate your life” is absolutely insane and insensitive
His complacency in the death and suffering of countless Americans is criminal. He chose to support banks and corporations while real people were evicted and hungry. He condemned socialism but received exclusive medical care after paying only 0.00003% of his net worth in taxes.
He actively led his supporters to make decisions that put their health at risk. He let citizens die in hospital hallways and be buried in mass graves. He continues to treat the US dollar w/ more respect than a US citizen. He made this entire crisis about himself and his campaign.
He chose to put the secret service in a deadly and avoidable situation for a god damn photo op for his fans that were also put in a deadly situation due to his leadership and communication failures. This man does not give a fuck about anything but himself and his bank account.
Now he is returning to the White House while contagious and endangering countless vulnerable employees in the process. Employees who will not have access to the same top of the line healthcare and treatment that he received. He is risking his employees’ lives as a fucking PR move
Donald Trump is a domestic terrorist that is dangerously close to turning into the fascist dictator that he dreams to be. He does not want to protect America, he does not want to help citizens. All he wants is to be the top dog and he will put everything at risk to achieve that.
And he is far from the only contributor to this massive travesty. Every government official and public figure who has agreed with him and/or failed to follow appropriate health measures is to blame for the danger that this country has lived with for more than half a year.
I don’t know the purpose of this thread at this point. All I know is I am 1 of over 7 million citizens who had their life destroyed by a president who would rather protect his image than American citizens. I am fucking sad, I am angry, I don’t know what to do anymore and it hurts
Wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands, stay home unless it is absolutely essential, and cherish those close to you while you can. I don’t want anyone (except 45) to experience what I went through and it’s important to note that I’m quite lucky compared to so many others.
Lastly, even if I don’t know you and you are experiencing any of the side effects I have mentioned, especially the mental ones, please feel free to reach out. We do not deserve to want to die bc of this virus, we don’t deserve to feel worthless because of 45’s leadership failures
I hate ending this with “please vote” but please fucking do. I will be voting in the presidential election but you don’t have to. Pay attention to your local elections and try to encourage the change we need to see from the ground up by supporting your local leftist candidates.
