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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I suspect that trying to tune out things like the latest speculation on the virus and the ups and downs of the stock market is the best approach. Stress can have a very negative effect on a person's health, and as well as negatively impact one's immune system.
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I agree with this. I have a few friends that keep sending me videos and stuff, and I don't need to watch more videos from every expert and "expert" that's come out of the woodwork. It's been difficult to explain to them that yes, I'm taking this very seriously, but I literally cannot do any more than I'm already doing, and the non-stop doomsday proclamations are taking a huge toll on my already-fragile mind.
I give myself a few minutes in the mornings to scan both local and national headlines for anything that I might actually need to know, then I get on with my day. I've worked at home for 10+ years. I'm already a hermit by most standards. I order my groceries and everything else online. I've already warned my mother that, unless things clear up extremely fast, my trip to see her next month will have to be postponed.
I don't know if the virus will make me sick, but stress most definitely will if I don't control it.