29 March - Corona has other ways of killing
Just ten minutes after posting yesterday’s blog
with its
reference to those suffering anxiety because of the lock in I received a phone
call that stunned me into silence. A young lady I know slightly who has suffered
from mental problems in the past could take the isolation no more. She hanged herself.
Meanwhile the police still think it is a criminal offence to drive out in a car
on the quietest of roads to relieve the monotony of confinement. Some with even
more Stalinest tendencies think it is sensible to pour black dye into ponds. The stupidity of senior police
officers never fails to astound me.
As my son who is heavily into road accidents statistics remarked yesterday, by
Tuesday we are on course to have more Corona related deaths than there were on
the roads in the whole of last year. The risks on the roads compared to risks
more generally are infinitesimal.
In better news
the other lady of my acquaintance referred to a couple of days
ago has not got the virus, not that it was entirely good news.
If you are harbouring dark thoughts yourself or know someone who is…
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips/