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In life you have risks, no matter what you do, where you go
or how you live. In a compelling essay talking about Americans’ fear of
COVID-19, a physician with more than 25 years in practice explains how fear can
kill you, even more so than coronavirus.
From a physical standpoint, fear can manifest as high blood
pressure that can provoke other symptoms. Psychologically, it can present as a
number of different emotional states that can lead you to make poor decisions
as you worry about how to face the fear.
“Fear is far deadlier and a more contagious disease than
COVID-19,” writes Dr. Jeffrey Barke. “Isn’t it time we stopped living our lives
and dictating what we can and cannot do based on fear of every new danger?
Instead, shouldn’t we let each individual decide what risks he is willing to
take?
As examples, Barke notes the economy was not shut down in
1968 when Hong Kong flu killed 4 million people worldwide — in fact, the epic,
three-day-long Woodstock Festival was held in New York during that time.
Likewise, we didn’t close schools, mask everyone up or shut down the economy in
2009, when H1N1 killed half a million people worldwide, either.
SOURCE: ZeroHedge
August 20, 2020