Comments on: Swine flu musings http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Aunnt Rita http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6900 Aunnt Rita Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:04:08 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6900 I'll always remember the quote from Lawrence's yearbook way back in the mid-nineties last century: "95% of things we worry about don't happen." I’ll always remember the quote from Lawrence’s yearbook way back in the mid-nineties last century: “95% of things we worry about don’t happen.”

]]> By: Adam Simms http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6898 Adam Simms Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:08:01 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6898 Marni, your blessed with a wonderful child. Carry antibacterial wipes and continue posting. We all gather strength from your posts. Your child is lucky to have a mother as involved as you! Marni, your blessed with a wonderful child. Carry antibacterial wipes and continue posting. We all gather strength from your posts. Your child is lucky to have a mother as involved as you!

]]> By: patricia. st.aimee http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6893 patricia. st.aimee Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:16:11 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6893 It is a worry, it's like every year some deadly virus comes out from under somewhere. Did you remember the kid that died from some bug attack. Well for now we have to try and keep ourself and family swine free. From washing hands and not sitting and touching on the train or bus will be hard but we will try to stay safe. Thanks for voicing your concern. It is a worry, it’s like every year some deadly virus comes out from under somewhere. Did you remember the kid that died from some bug attack. Well for now we have to try and keep ourself and family swine free. From washing hands and not sitting and touching on the train or bus will be hard but we will try to stay safe.
Thanks for voicing your concern.

]]> By: commuter http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6882 commuter Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:44:12 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6882 I don't think there is anything wrong with worrying about things that might go wrong as long as you don't let the fear paralyze you from living your life. I am just as worried over the swine flu. I take a bus that stops near St. Francis Prep. Today (even though school was supposed to be closed) a group of students and one of the staff was at the bus stop. They were coughing non stop. A few of them even spit on the ground. I did NOT get on the bus. Do they have swine flu? Is it irrational to think they do? Everybody deals with worry in a different way. I chose to be cautious. Others did not. I don’t think there is anything wrong with worrying about things that might go wrong as long as you don’t let the fear paralyze you from living your life. I am just as worried over the swine flu. I take a bus that stops near St. Francis Prep. Today (even though school was supposed to be closed) a group of students and one of the staff was at the bus stop. They were coughing non stop. A few of them even spit on the ground. I did NOT get on the bus. Do they have swine flu? Is it irrational to think they do? Everybody deals with worry in a different way. I chose to be cautious. Others did not.

]]> By: Anonymous http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6880 Anonymous Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:21:03 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6880 All the above is good. After a lot of years of therapy, the most important thing I came away with was by taking one day at a time, and not thinking about tomorrow and all the "what if's, there's less stress, and surprise,surprise, sometimes there no stress. Today's a good day, tomorrow is another day and you'll think about tomorrow when you wake up. Aunt Mad All the above is good. After a lot of years of therapy, the most important thing I came away with was by taking one day at a time, and not thinking about tomorrow and all the “what if’s, there’s less stress, and surprise,surprise, sometimes there no stress. Today’s a good day, tomorrow is another day and you’ll think about tomorrow when you wake up. Aunt Mad

]]> By: janny226 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6869 janny226 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:19:19 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6869 My response so far is to carry more antibacterial wipes with me... My response so far is to carry more antibacterial wipes with me…

]]> By: DAR http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6867 DAR Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:49:51 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/04/29/swine-flu-musings/#comment-6867 > Can someone please advise me how to distinguish irrational fears from rational ones? I'll happily share with you the key lesson that I learned growing up with an over-worrying mother: Worry about things that *are* happening, not things that *might* happen. That doesn't mean you shouldn't take precautions against something that might happen. But it means that you shouldn't drive yourself crazy worrying about all the "what-ifs" in life. Re: swine flu: Yes, wash your hands often. Yes, don't go to Mexico. Yes, if your kid (or you) seem like you're getting sick, go to the doctor ASAP. But no, don't sit there and obsessively watch the news for swine flu info or work yourself into a tizzy worrying about what could happen. Take precautions against something ... and then forget about it until - no, make that IF - it happens. The more you can do this, the better you'll sleep at night. I guess this is easier said than done though. I give this advice to my wife all the time, but she's still a big worrier! :-) > Can someone please advise me how to distinguish irrational fears from rational ones?

I’ll happily share with you the key lesson that I learned growing up with an over-worrying mother:

Worry about things that *are* happening, not things that *might* happen.

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take precautions against something that might happen. But it means that you shouldn’t drive yourself crazy worrying about all the “what-ifs” in life.

Re: swine flu: Yes, wash your hands often. Yes, don’t go to Mexico. Yes, if your kid (or you) seem like you’re getting sick, go to the doctor ASAP. But no, don’t sit there and obsessively watch the news for swine flu info or work yourself into a tizzy worrying about what could happen.

Take precautions against something … and then forget about it until - no, make that IF - it happens. The more you can do this, the better you’ll sleep at night.

I guess this is easier said than done though. I give this advice to my wife all the time, but she’s still a big worrier! :-)

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