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Living in a World Where Many Undermine Public Health
In my column today, I shared some of the struggles I believe many of us can relate to. Living amid a pandemic can and should be alarming to everyone. However, not everyone understands how individual actions can affect others.
Emphasizing our disapproval of strangers’ actions is something we must practice in moderation. It is super to use our voices to speak up for causes we support. Still, at some point, we need to accept that some people are unwilling to listen or be open-minded to change.
Unlike strangers, vulnerability, acceptance, and compromise are required in our relationships if we want them to benefit both parties. When we allow ourselves time to recognize our triggers, we may realize that accepting discomfort in a closer relationship fuels our constant judgment and frustration with strangers.
Actions converse louder than words. Those with higher health risks may feel disheartened and confused when folks who are part of our daily routine don’t understand how not taking preventive measures affects us. Encouraging identity, independence, and healthy indifference in our relationships should not involve compromising our health.
As an individual with MG, have you felt you’ve had unfair additional stress during the pandemic? If so, do you think the problem is always other people? Or could it be our perceptions and how much we force ourselves to compromise when we are uncomfortable.
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