Following on from previous reblog, don't come for me but I think I'm gonna start masking again because I'm hearing shit's going down currently with covid surge
I previously stopped for multiple reasons:
Being extremely susceptible to any kind of heat
The masks caused skin infections and flaring up my dermatitis
My mental health: anxiety and being schizospec meant everyone looking at me like I was mad (I mean I am but I having people staring at me is bad for my paranoia) cos I was the only one "still" wearing a mask in public and I didn't need that extra negative attention
Everyone around me stopped wearing masks so it was like what's the point if me or other people are gonna catch it off them anyway?
But the thought of dying prematurely (which is likely anyway bc schizospec illness shaves years of your life expectancy) or becoming more disabled (by getting long covid) is scaring me and I saw someone pass by work wearing a mask so maybe I can do it now without being stared at like I'm a circus performer
So if you can mask then please do. I hope New Zealanders start masking more again but I've a feeling there won't be any more manadates or anything any time soon with the current govt who only care about what's good for business