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it is really hard (beehaw.org)

submitted 11 months ago by xuxxun@beehaw.org to c/disability@beehaw.org

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Everytime I leave the house to do anything, I either

get shit from people because I am wearing a mask -either minimizing and simply gaslighting comments, or plain agression
when they seemy mask they decide to share their grief with me. It is so hard to listen to all the stories of people dying and becoming disabled from covid, shared by maskless people. I tell them masks work, and they should vaccinate. But it is so tiring. I am just trying to survive. I wish others would help each other survive. I am already tired from my chronic illnesses. Seeing the COVID numbers rise and no one masking or doing anything and staying in denial is horrible for my mental health. I am trying my best to hang on to my sanity. I wish you all that you stay sane too.

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Optional strategies

ignore them
offer them a mask if they are telling you a story about why people should wear masks
tell them it's for pollution
your visiting a sick relative and you want to be careful
make a joke, ohh I have bad breath
make a joke, I feel sexier in the mask
if you have the energy tell them the truth, it's just good health hygiene and your doing your part to keep everyone healthy.
tell them your sick... Scratchy throat. Etc.

I live in a place that is still about 40% mask wearers. I carry extra masks. When someone is coughing on the train I just silently offer them a mask and stare at them with a slightly indulgent head shrug, so far it's worked every time.

I think the key is people read into your body language and confidence and respond to that far more then the mask.

Before masks got normalized I used to get a cough every time I flied so I started wearing a mask while flying. Had one steward ask me, in a friendly way, why I was wearing it... Just told her... Oh my throat dries out on these flights and the masks helps.