Opinion: In the era of covid-19, our fear doesn’t have to define us
learner. It is prone to overgeneralize — to respond to things that only loosely resemble real threats. Avoidance of unmasked shoppers can blur into terror of unmasked neighbors gardening. Healthy avoidance of doorknobs can leave you up all night wondering whether you forgot to sanitize your credit card after swiping it.
As basic distancing behaviors become routine, the fear that drove us to adopt them will recede. Fear gets bored easily, leading to habituation. If you don’t feel constant fear around pools and cars, it is not because you are reckless; it’s because you have learned to swim and use seat belts to manage the threats they pose. We can come to manage the virus and its threats the same way.
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