Coronavirus (2022) thread

[SWP's back]

Phobia's by there very definition are irrational.

"an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something"

I know someone that once slept in a bath as they spotted a spider in the bedroom.

But surely the fear of death trumps anything?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

But surely the fear of death trumps anything?

Indeed - hence I had to suck it up three times for these bloody jabs. Fingers crossed it's all done with now eh!

As I said above...the fear of actually ending up in hospital was what made me get it done really.

 

[artfuldodger]

But surely the fear of death trumps anything?

That assumes the person is thinking rationally. I remember reading on the news, several years ago, about a boy who was so frightened of dogs, that he ran off a cliff when one chased him whilst on holiday. I’m fortunate that I don’t suffer phobias, so like you, I can’t fully understand.

 

[MaineDAWG2008]

Cannabis compounds could prevent infection from covid, according to study

New research has found that cannabis compounds can prevent infection from the virus that causes covid-19 by blocking its entry into cells.

www.joe.co.uk

smoke up folks :-)

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Well, how do you even begin to respond to this...hahaha

 

[MikeF]

Phobia's by there very definition are irrational.

"an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something"

I know someone that once slept in a bath as they spotted a spider in the bedroom.

Hahaha I’m sorry but this tickled me as I usually find spiders in the bath, if anywhere. Worthy of a comedy sketch if one had appeared!

 

[grunge]

Hahaha I’m sorry but this tickled me as I usually find spiders in the bath, if anywhere. Worthy of a comedy sketch if one had appeared!

Has to be said that thought did cross my mind when I heard about it :)

 

[SWP's back]

That assumes the person is thinking rationally. I remember reading on the news, several years ago, about a boy who was so frightened of dogs, that he ran off a cliff when one chased him whilst on holiday. I’m fortunate that I don’t suffer phobias, so like you, I can’t fully understand.

Yeah, very true.

 

[Octavian]

I've got a needle phobia, and a general phobia of medical settings. I had a panic attack in the waiting room when having my first jab..fucking awful but it's just got to be done hasn't it.

My rationale was being scared shitless for 30 mins at a vaccine centre is better than the possibility of being actually stuck in a hospital for weeks/months with covid when unvaccinated..

To be fair he could have had it worse than you.

I don’t like needles at all, I felt sick during the whole thing when I got my jabs although got a bit more used to it after the first.

It’s a sad story and I just wish he’d got help to try and sort his phobia out enough to take the jabs.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

To be fair he could have had it worse than you.

I don’t like needles at all, I felt sick during the whole thing when I got my jabs although got a bit more used to it after the first.

It’s a sad story and I just wish he’d got help to try and sort his phobia out enough to take the jabs.

Oh absolutely.

Am not trying to start a 'who's got the biggest phobia' pissing contest, was just trying to say these things are more common than people think. Same with other anxieties, we've been conditioned to keep these things to ourselves but thankfully people are a lot more open nowadays.