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   @DrPsyBuffy Fuck em! Keep you safe and live to see another healthy #NewYear #COVID #CovidIsNotOver

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     Buffy the Psych Prof (drpsybuffy@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 00:00:33 JST Buffy the Psych Prof

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     Telling people who are adapting as best they can that they are mentally ill or irrational is epic gaslighting. What’s irrational is pretending that everything is normal. We’ve been told over and over again that we can’t expect others to care about us or change their behavior but yet when we become proactive and engage in behaviors that *will* protect us, we’re made fun and told to get therapy. It’s so absurd. So I’m just going to keep on doing what works for me, regardless. 🖕🏼✌️

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     Buffy the Psych Prof (drpsybuffy@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 00:00:34 JST Buffy the Psych Prof

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     But it’s also more than that. I’m single, I live alone (when my daughter’s at university). I don’t have family in the area I can rely on for help should I become incapacitated. I am the sole provider of helath insurance for me and my daughter. I’m the healthcare guardian of my disabled aunt. I have two beloved dogs that are 70 lbs. each and I also need to be well for them. Taking these steps—as extreme as they may seem to others—is RATIONAL in my situation. Period.

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     Buffy the Psych Prof (drpsybuffy@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 00:00:35 JST Buffy the Psych Prof

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     My daughter and her boyfriend are hosting a New Year’s Eve party at his tonight (not big, but several people) so we’ve agreed to masks in the house for a bit when she gets home. This is my life now. Some will call me crazy, or a hypochondriac, but I just feel like I’m adapting to the reality that has been created in my efforts to not be a victim of long COVID. I already have one autoimmune disease, I don’t want another one.

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     Buffy the Psych Prof (drpsybuffy@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 00:00:36 JST Buffy the Psych Prof

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     I also have a high powered HEPA in my office. Right now I’m taking the big light home because my daughter is home from college and is choosing to work without a mask and socialize with friends. I turn it on in the family room when she’s home and spending time hanging out, and I move it as necessary or use the personal one if we are eating together. Additionally, I have HEPA purifiers in every room. Yes, this has been expensive but I feel it’s worth it.

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     Buffy the Psych Prof (drpsybuffy@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 00:00:37 JST Buffy the Psych Prof

     I purchased a Far UVC light direct from UVWave Tek and have been using it in my counseling office since October. I also purchased a personal sized Far UVC light that I take with me if I have to do something in someone else’s office. I have been exposed to COVID twice now, once in my own office and once in a one-on-one meeting with another therapist. I escaped infection both times, as far as I know (I did test multiple times over the next 10 days but we know RAT tests aren’t always valid).