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But the health risk is too great
I’m not shielding, just being careful. If you are shielding, I take my hat off to you — this is really tough.
I’m being extra careful as for the last 6 months I’ve had a mystery illness. The thing that started at New Year with muscle aches and chronic tiredness was first suggested by my GP to be chronic fatigue. A little later when sleep apnea symptoms appeared, I got booked in for a sleep lab test, which then got cancelled due to the outbreak.
At the time, neither me nor my GP put two and two together. It could have been ‘the’ virus, or it could have been something else. But 6 months of misery have hammered home for me the importance of my health. I was struggling to keep up with my work even before the world flipped upside-down. So in all good conscious I can’t take any risks now.
So tonight I turn down yet another invitation to the ‘outdoors pub’ in the park, as it’s just not worth the risk. But I do really want to see my friends. And I really do have Zoom fatigue at this point!
Physical health versus mental health
When might this change for me? Personally, I have to weigh physical health in one hand and mental health in the other, and see which need is more pressing.
