#pandemic fatigue

[ecomehdi]

Some Dangers From Pandemic Fatigue: Understanding the Risks

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the lives of people across the globe. With the prolonged duration and the extensive measures put in place to control the spread of the virus, individuals have been experiencing what is commonly referred to as “pandemic fatigue.” Pandemic fatigue refers to the physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion resulting from the ongoing crisis. While the…

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#Adherence #coping strategies #COVID-19 #Economic implications #healthcare systems #mental health #pandemic fatigue #Risks #Safety measures #well-being

[edouardstenger]

The overwhelming case for the 4-day work week

Result from a recent study are in : the case for the 4-day work week is overwhelming. This could address social inequalities and climate change. Let's do it !

What if tomorrow we all worked one day less per week to address pandemic fatigue, climate change, burn out and depression ? What if tomorrow we were working less but making as much money ? This might seem crazy, and then evidence keeps on piling to show that this is the future of work. A study of over 30 companies totalling 960 workers in Ireland and the US has recently published its findings…

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#4-day work week #Burn out #Commutting #Covid 19 #Mental health #Pandemic fatigue #Sustainability #Transportation #Wellbeing #Work

[createyourownnarrative]

How do I navigate this new life? So many questions plague my mind. Ironic. What happens when you start to question yourself? What do you do, when you can’t even trust yourself anymore? Petrified on a daily basis. Do I have a future left to salvage; my career, mygoals. I’ll say one thing. I didn’t expect to lose my whole identity. Profound loss. I grieve everyday. Not only mourning my former life and identity and plans, health, and body, but also fearing that I may never recover.

The last 3 years, has completely changed everything, including, the now, lack of trust and faith in our healthcare system. It’s difficult enough dealing with the social stigma, not being believed, gaslit, dismissed, invalidated, and blamed for my condition. But who do you go to, when your doctors can’t even help you, and some just won’t, and many just aren’t equipped or educated to deal with the new post viral condition. It’s been an enigma. The data and research has been sluggish, and US government funding is minimal.

The world moves on, but where does that leave about, what was it…17….or 22 million Americans? The data varies, but the scale is large. Massive. The largest mass disabling event in HUMAN history. And everyone ignores that it exists. Officials silence scientists and doctors, government censors social media, one minute it’s real, the next? no big deal. Inconsistency. Negligence and Lies.

Long Haulers of the world, does anyone else feel betrayed? Betrayed by people we are supposed to trust to have our best in mind, especially when it comes to our health institutions? I do. Everyday. I feel cheated and robbed of time, years off my life. All because of MONEY. Greed. Capitalism. I said it. The fucking cunt elephant in the room. Think of how much money certain people made during the pandemic? (If you know, you know) Of course I feel robbed. Of my life. And millions of others.

This is murder, irresponsible, and negligent.

And all WE want to do is FEEL better. Not be sick anymore so we can continue our lives. All while they continue to censor us.

#chronic pain #chronically ill #covid #covid isn't over #covid19 #create #long covid #art therapy #chronic illness #long haul #covid long hauler #post covid syndrome #post covid #covid pandemic #covid 19 #covid conscious #covid vaccine #coronavirus #virus #chronic fatigue #chronic #send help #betrayed #they lied

[chronicallydragons]

I’ve decided the taste of paxlovid is the taste of 🔥🔥VIRUS DYING🔥🔥 which means THIS IS THE BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES UPON MY TONGUE AS THEY FALL BEFORE MY DEFENSES

(It's so yucky I have to romanticize it somehow)

#I made it almost four years without getting reinfected and I am taking this personally #covid isn't over #covid #tw covid #tw meds mention #paxlovid #chronic illness #fibromyalgia #me/cfs #disability #gastroparesis #migraine #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #pots #long covid #wear a mask #mask up #pandemic

[unveilandresist]

your disability pride month reminder that the pandemic isn't over and wearing masks protects everyone!

If you've had covid more than once, your chance of complications is higher and goes up with each infection. covid causes organ damage. covid causes blood vessel damage. covid shrinks grey matter. long covid affects at least 1/5 people and can lead to me/cfs, which is an incredibly debilitating disorder.

please wear a mask (not cloth, n95) and protect yourself and your loved ones. protect chronically ill people like me who can't get health care without having to listen to how I don't need to wear one anymore. Just because it's common doesn't mean it's safe.

#masking #chronic illness #me/cfs #chronic fatigue syndrome #covid #pandemic #disability pride month #disabled #disability #chronically ill

[liminalweirdo]

Some Canadian hospitals are bringing bask masking (at least for flu season)

Moriarty pointed out that another reason to wear a mask while out grocery shopping or visiting the pharmacy is that it may help someone else who may be more high-risk than you feel more secure in their mask-wearing. . . "But I really think that we need to make masking required in settings where, people who are particularly vulnerable to or susceptible to severe COVID outcomes, in settings that they cannot avoid."

#it is so nice to have good covid-related news for once #canada #canpol #that said cry me a river about pandemic fatigue tbh #what about fucking disabled people and the fatigue they're experiencing? #anyway at least moriarty knows what she's talking about

[jeraliey]

#covid19 #long covid #me/cfs #chronic fatigue #omg wear a mask we're still in pandemic conditions

[panicismydefaultstate]

It truly baffles and angers me at how ignorant people want to remain about covid. I get it, I wish I could live in a world where this virus isn’t deadly or disabling but the truth of the matter is that it is. We know that with each covid infection you will get sicker- symptoms or no. We know that it weakens your blood vessels and can cause people who are high risk or perfectly healthy alike to have heart attacks. We know it can cause tachycardia, chronic fatigue, lower lung capacity, all of it. We know all this, and people still just want to forget about it. And the people who do just forget about it or ignore it, and in doing so act like it just doesn’t exist, are so incredibly selfish. They want to live in their world they’ve made up in their heads where it isn’t a problem while making it worse for everyone by not adhering to any covid measures and little it run rampent.

The world is on fire and some of us are screaming out to help us put it out while others think it’s unfair we are ruining their piece of mind.

#mini rant #covid reality #covid 19 #auspol #long covid #chronically ill #disability #i’m so done #chronic fatigue #covid isn’t over #fuck covid #covid australia #cw covid #fuck anti-vaxxers #the pandemic isn’t over #i’m angry and i’m tired of pretending i’m not #angry vent #why are people so selfish? #worst group project

[thefriedbird]

Imma start decking people in the face at work because they won’t wear their FUCKING mask ESPECIALLY when one of them has the fucking FLU or COVID!

That’s the thing about the lifted mask mandates that I DESPISE about. Now everyone thinks that just because Covid is “gone”, which you fellow spoonies know that it really fucking isn’t. They don’t care to show up to work even when sick DESPITE HAVING A WHOLE PANDEMIC ON WHY YOU SHOULDNT GO TO PLACES SICK.

…Guys if I get the flu or Covid this year I might flip my rocker and several people will be injured with my cane.

#chronic illness #fibromyalgia #spoonie #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #ptsd #actually ptsd #chronically ill #fibrolife #spooniepower #spoonie community #disabled #pots #ableism #the pandemic isn’t over #covid 19 #flu season

[barkbrained]

You have to think things will get better, otherwise what is the point!!! You have to hold out hope that things will get better and then maybe one day things will feel safe and be cool and everything will be fine (at least as fine as it can be)

#misc #rbs okay #I’m just so tired of the state of the world and I’m so tired of feeling unsafe every day #so tired of being tired. I have to hope my body will heal and I will feel better but it’s so hard #change has to come at some point and I have to hope I can make it to that point #I’m having a terrible time coping with the pain and fatigue and mental strain covid has left me with #I want to feel okay again so badly #all I want in the world is to make art and experience art and music and movies and live a little life with my partner in some place nice #I’m scared I’ll never feel okay enough to have that and I’m scared the world won’t ever feel safe enough again to have that #I just keep telling myself something has to change and trying to believe it so hard #if I make it through this pandemic with any semblance of health and stability I will be happy #I don’t even want to think about how much trauma the pandemic has given me and will continue to give me #I grieve everyday for the world that could’ve been and the person I will never get the chance to be because of this pandemic #my health anxiety has skyrocketed in the past four years and just keeps getting worse #I can’t hear people coughing or sneezing or sniffling without panicking for a few seconds every time #I already had emetophobia before 2020 but now I have the same panicked feeling from anyone exhibiting any signs of illness #it’s exhausting T-T everything is exhausting #sorry for vent-ish post on main ik it’s not very professional but whatever this is my blog #covid tw

[savage-rhi]

I will not be that asshole when I obtain my therapy license. By that I mean not being condescending toward clients and assuming they don't know shit about their physical and mental health. I don't understand how mental health care providers (and medical, let's be real) get so far up their own ass that they forget the crucial bits about their job: LISTENING AND EMPATHY. Even if you know or feel on a gut level that your patient be blowing smoke up your ass, you need to do right by them the best you can. Humans got issues. Even the "good" and "best" ones. You should know that when you sign up with a career that involves interacting with every facet of humanity you can think of. It's some deep dark ice cream with sprinkles and a cherry on top. Sprinkle and cherry people/experiences are rare. Most people are the base. Just the ice cream, and there's nothing wrong with that, but the flavor can get old real fast, and you gotta accept that if you're gonna be a doc or mental health provider. Appreciate the the components, appreciate the damn people who seek YOU for help.

#I get it. Compassion fatigue is huge and the pandemic made it worse. Hell #I get it monthly #I guess this is my law of equivalent exchange for yeeting my uterus and no longer having a period. I don't menstruate I just lose my empathy #for a few days then go back to normal haha bad joke but wtf ever #but it's no excuse to be an asshole just because you can wave a degree over someone's head #if it wasn't obvious doctors and many therapists give me the ick like no tomorrow cause of personal experience #and having to work alongside many of them #and being mad at the fuckitry they pull on my clients #and I'm currently mad af right now at how im being treated at an appointment today #they changed their tune when i brought up I'm a QMHA #it shouldn't take someone going YO I AM IN AN ADJACENT CAREER TO YOU AND BTW I WORKED WITH YOUR EMPLOYER BEFORE #to get people to just be fucking nice to others #i know i vent a lot regarding mental health but i am passionate cause ive been fucked over one too many times #and if i can be that one person that makes this shit easier for people imma do it

[plushieanimal]

i learned in an autism video about masking that there are people who don’t get exhausted by social interactions or don’t care about knowing beforehand who’s gonna be there or where it’s gonna be or how long it’s gonna take. but honestly i’m more weirded out that there are people who can just. Socialize or go somewhere to socialize without needing to preplan it all. i feel the same way about people who go to concerts or the grocery store or parties without fear and pre planning. FASCINATING. turns out all my best friends growing up were autistic and we never knew

#new autism special interest is autism #autism explains everything about be that can not be explained by ADHD or ex-BPD traits or my dysautonomia POTS #i love caden and ash they never exhausted me sober or not #caden was my emotional support friend and with him i was able to do a lot more social things and go to new places #but then i became dependent on alcohol and then weed to cope with social events after i turned 16 #and then i got sick when the pandemic started and had to stop smoking weed and now i’m too fearful to do anything #i like reverted because i spent too long dependent on substances to function around people i didn’t live with #now because i have orthostatic intolerance/POTS i’m scared of the fatigue and the sensory overload #drugs #alcohol #? #for content filter

[michyeosseo]

2022 creator wrap

favorite works

bringing back a love thyself tag thing-y from two years ago to fill up an otherwise empty yearend queue

january - all i ever wanted was a sister as far as i could remember. therefore, the way my brain has been wired... it’s no surprise to combine the jazzy vocals of luisa (from encanto) with chungmuro’s finest showing of sisterhood in recent memory. 

february - hongxue, my beloved. anita yuen hitting a corporate prick in the head, in cheongsam, is ~magnificent~ let’s not mince words. to my delight, i discovered she’s also been taking on roles checking the kissing women requirement all the way back to the early ‘90s. good for her.

march -  an entry for kww featuring kang malgeum. have you ever been personally changed by the nation’s unni and her ghost smile or are you normal?

april - moran × oksun. i even assigned the invu album to their dynamic only to be immeasurably disappointed.

may/june - here’s the latest in the never-ending law of the lady shoutouts. i was provided, bombarded even, with so much jiejie crush material. (warning: wetv subtitles were just a grade above machine translation.) xu jie assuming the role of chen ran’s baby daddy – putting their “partnership” full circle – i dunno where to begin to thank cdramas for them.

july - it is Not Perfect nor was it archived here but ‘twas my humble offering for queen moon’s birthday [ofc it was going to be a sehwa fancam to the kpop milf anthem wooah hip].

august - do mob bosses gently ask to have dinners with their indentured servants? as per the miniature hell in my head, chairwoman kang insook certainly seems convinced that’s how it works with her secretary kim yoonjae. and if my takeaway from that terrible movie is a positive reception of the dismembered wrist marked with her tattoo and totes not leaving her for dead, so be it.

december - meet jin hwayoung, the youngest daughter of a conglomerate. fashionista, my meow meow, achieved having a purse-carrying malewife. (the last bit representing actual affection is very notable, considering everyone else in show-window marriages.) dad, ily, but we both know why i picked this drama up. long after the faux chaebol revenge fades from the limelight, the general public will continue to owe kim shinrok for refusing her talent to be boxed as merely garnish/‘only daughter amongst many sons’ and for her commitment to having maximum fun on set for us. give her a worthy slice-of-life next.

if you’ve read up to this point, i just want to express my sincere thanks for following me/my crazed hyperfixations ♡ 

sideblog stuff under the cut

special mention

this is the (half-)year i kinda leaned into vidding. with encouragement from dear friends, here are some archived because twtr video compression is absolute dogshit fruits of those late nights. i wanna try to do more next year, maybe revisit old ideas, while not abandoning my main bread and butter, gifs. here’s to hoping the quality of the two modes of output will be honed closer.

feeling each other’s ribs that are protruding

ok i lied, i’m not a ‘little bit’ in love with gwendoline christie; i want to sell my soul to her

#unsure if these are insightful to my 'creative' process but these surely are my thoughts alright #the plan is to start the year filling up the lack of jin hwayoung gifs #next capcut-ing project: hwachang #the monotony of pandemic times has been broken #only to be displaced by chronic fatigue #melting smiley has never been more relatable #that said i am so glad tumblr continues to exist #and so does my handful friends i love you i really do #i feel like i am actively missing a chunk of the year #all those complex giffing techniques i see lately ;~; #but i guess missing on that's just part of the sacrifice i chose (which i'm praying goeswell)

[createyourownnarrative]

January 2023

…sitting down. Needing to. As usual. My head is running rampant with my list of to-do. Feeling mentally motivated to tackle everything. Thinking to myself…”Ok, don’t get up too fast from the couch, your heart-rate will double, you’ll get a head rush, and get dizzy.” Its about learning my limits and “pacing” with Long Covid. Google it. You’ll see what I mean. This is my current life. Pacing. Amongst other various techniques and symptom prevention/alleviation. I am my own advocate/nurse.

So I rise from the couch slowly, lift my bottom, rise up, lift my upper half and from there I rose up, Maybe too quickly? Because I got a dizzy spell and head rush again. Sat back down. All I wanted to do was eat breakfast, and make coffee. So simple. Or use the bathroom, or shower, or take care of my cats, work on my photography, workout, bartend, live my fucking LIFE!!!

And now my legs ache and are sore, because I got up slowly. God, I miss her.

Grieving my Pre-Covid body/health/self every day. 😞

#long haulers #long covid #long haul #covid isn't over #covid #covid19 #covid pandemic #coronavirus #pandemic #chronically ill #chronic pain #chronic illness #chronic fatigue #the fatigue is real #send help #help #photography #art therapy #life is pain #create

[ghoulgoon]

the funniest shit in the world to me right now is that the original morbius memes had absolutely nothing to do with the plot because nobody wanted to pay money to see it in theaters even as a joke, and people only started making fun of things that actually happen in the movie not upon its official digital release, but a couple of days after said release when a pirated version started circulating on discord. like this is the first time i’ve seen people not only universally mocking a marvel movie but also refusing to give disney even a cent for it and i hope it’s a sign of things to come

#economic downturn = people have less time and money for leisure activities = they want more of a perceived return on investment #in entertainment products + more high-quality alternatives at home than ever before + the pandemic making the theater #experience infinitely worse = the death of the summer movie blockbuster and less interest in ‘popcorn’ movies + marvel movies having #lower and lower production values even with bigger budgets to boost profit margins and exploit non-union staff + #marvel fatigue in general = (jerma voice) if the mcu isn’t dead within five years i swear i’ll eat a glove on stream

[unveilandresist]

it's so isolating, alienating to be one of the few people caring about covid these days. it feels fucked up, cruel, to be mostly stuck in bed every single day and not be able to have the relationship to people through instagram that's gotten me through in the past. I don't want to see all the people who don't think we're worth protecting, who think they are invincible. I just can't do it. I talk to like three people on a regular basis these days. it sucks.

#chronic illness #disability #me/cfs #ableism #covid #pandemic #vent #personal #chronic fatigue syndrome #chronically ill #disabled #long covid