Experience of not wearing a face covering

I've only went into a few places since it was brought in and most of the time without one it was ok other than some people looking at me.

When I was walking into primark with a line of people the security guard said "have you got a face mask pal" and I panicked and said I don't need one then I walked straight back out cause I couldn't cope with the embarassment and gave in and bought one. Being challenged like that put a dampner on my mood for the next hour so I came to the conclusion that putting up with the discomfort and anxiety of feeling like a robber I would just wear one to avoid having any more emotional stress. Ironically when I started wearing one in the post office and McDonalds takeaway yesterday most other people weren't wearing one which also gave me anxiety with them looking at me as if I'm a sheep scared of the virus. I couldn't deal with a badge giving people another reason to look at me.

Other than my ASD I have acne on my face, feel it hard to breath and it keeps going over my eyes (person in the queue behind me in Lidl had to wait ages when I was packing my bag since I had to keep readjusting the mask). 

Personally I am not spluttering anything over anyone and feel like it is doing more harm than good by not allowing the bacteria and CO2 to leave my body freely. It's quite ridiculous when the shops have you touch basket and trolley handles that aren't disinfected, this is where the virus actually spreads

I also think masks are doing more harm than good and it's causing people with certain conditions unnecessary stress. Plus the real world results of wearing them don't seem to support their efficacy - death rates in UK fell steadily while we weren't wearing them, and apparently people are still getting infected since mask wearing was introduced. It does make me angry, but as there is a threat of a fine held over us it makes it very difficult.

In my opinion, the whole thing is a scam - how come the peak was mid March and since then, all front-line workers and the public have been maskless - and there isn't a huge piles of dead Sainsburys and Tesco workers?

Now the death rate is soooo low they are just trying to frighten people with positive test numbers - using a test that can give up to 30% false positives.      

I have a long-standing respiratory problem that causes me to cough sporadically - which can mostly be suppressed by drugs - but I don't want to bother the gp right now because I suspect their receptioninsts will go into panic / meltdown mode if I explain the symptoms.   And I don't like the odds of getting a false positive test which would cause a lot of problems for me.    (I understand anyone who had the flu-jab last winter will likely generate a positive test result - and I had the jab in January).

Remember, this virus is soooo deadly you have to be tested to know you have it.   

(I know there's lots of conspiracy theories out there but this is looking like the NWO/big financial reset - decimation of the middle classes around the world - and the 'virus' is a very good (sneaky) way of implementing it).

In my opinion, the whole thing is a scam - how come the peak was mid March and since then, all front-line workers and the public have been maskless - and there isn't a huge piles of dead Sainsburys and Tesco workers?

Now the death rate is soooo low they are just trying to frighten people with positive test numbers - using a test that can give up to 30% false positives.      

I have a long-standing respiratory problem that causes me to cough sporadically - which can mostly be suppressed by drugs - but I don't want to bother the gp right now because I suspect their receptioninsts will go into panic / meltdown mode if I explain the symptoms.   And I don't like the odds of getting a false positive test which would cause a lot of problems for me.    (I understand anyone who had the flu-jab last winter will likely generate a positive test result - and I had the jab in January).

Remember, this virus is soooo deadly you have to be tested to know you have it.   

(I know there's lots of conspiracy theories out there but this is looking like the NWO/big financial reset - decimation of the middle classes around the world - and the 'virus' is a very good (sneaky) way of implementing it).

Hi PaulT,

I'm just to letting you know, I agree with you.

Sometimes the reason we do things that we don't like, is to protect other people are vulnerable.

I guess everyone here can take, but few can give back?

I feel like there was an inevitible financial crash due and this was the perfect reason, a virus which leaves 99.99% of people under 70 alive. The finest example of an availability cascade I have ever seen where the overreaction is much worse than the problem itself. It is quite clear that the middle class are taking most of the impact here with those at the bottom being offered support to prevent riots over food and those at the top being clever with their investments into pharma etc

Just look at what is happening in NZ and Auz - total destruction of their economy over a ridiculously small number of  cases (4)  - not even deaths!    This is the big global reset - wave goodbye to your freedoms.   

BTW - I'm fascinated - what were your symptoms at the time and what after effects have you been left with - and what actual treatment did you receive under the NHS?

I'm a physically fit 36 year old and I was hospitalised with COVID in March, I can tell you for certain it's not a scam. I'm still suffering with the lingering after effects today.

I totally understand the issue some people have with face masks, it's not comfortable at all. My view is if you can wear them comfortably then do so, if it causes anxiety or physical issues (breathing difficulties) then don't wear them, but use other mitigations to reduce risk (physical distance, shopping at quieter times etc).

Conspiracy theories about the virus are rife - the idea that the middle classes are being targeted by a global effort though is laughable. Unless you have some good sources on it, which of course I'd be open to reading...

The sheep.... Lied to by The Shepherds. It all starts at primary nativity play. :D

That was actually my first thought - He just scived off as soon as it got hard. 

I seriously doubt Boris ever had it - just a pantomime to frighten the plebs that 'anyone could get it'.     

The NHS demanded that care homes take positive patients knowing exactly what it would do in that environment - and almost half of all UK recorded deaths are from that action - and the sheep clapped for them.  

The problem is not really the politicians, it's the unelected, lifetime ministers running the government - politicians come and go - it's Whitehall that needs 'renovating' in the Beirut fashion.  

It is an excuse to murder the old and weak on a mass scale. They did it on purpose - I just wish Boris Genocide Johnson died when he had it and its a shame that explosion in Beirut wasn't under the Houses of Parliament