I don’t like wearing a mask but if it helps to bring infection rates down I am happy to do it. I sat in a first aid course for two weeks running, 6 hours, all of us wearing a mask. I feel claustrophobic and uncomfortable but also feel it is a public duty.
I am sure you are glad surgeons and healthcare workers are happy to feel uncomfortable for your safety.
mask wearing will not protect you but will reduce the risk of you infecting somebody else. I see it as basic good manners and respect for other people, however uncomfortable it may be.
When I wear a mask in public:
I want it to be known that I'm educated enough to know that I could be asymptomatic and spread the virus unknowingly.
No, I don't ′′ live in fear ′′ of the virus; I just want to be part of the solution, not the problem.
I don't feel like the ′′ government is controlling me ". I feel like an adult contributing to society and I wish others would too.
The world isn't about me. It's not just about me and my comfort.
If we could all live thinking about others, the whole world would be a better place.
Wearing a mask doesn't make me weak, scared, stupid even ′′ controlled ". It makes me considerate.
When you think about how you look, how uncomfortable it is or what other people think about you, imagine someone close - a child, a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt or uncle - wheezing to breathe, choking In a ventilator, alone, without any family allowed on their bedside.
Ask yourself if at least you can do it for them.
If we all wore a mask, this thing could be got under control much quicker. Imagine if in the second world war people said “ I hate being in the dark, I am going to keep my lights on in the blackout”
I saw a post on Facebook that said “If you find wearing a mask uncomfortable, you will really hate being on a ventilator!”
