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In reply to the discussion: I am at my dads house - he does NOT believe in the Coronavirus. [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)38. Denial is a method of self preservation.
Fear is at the heart of the denial. Facing a deadly scourge that seems to target seniors, knowing there is no known treatment and no way to predict where it will pop up next, that's a daunting scenario.
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limbaugh has been calling it a hoax, overblown, another liberal scam. ask him
certainot
Mar 2020
#85
What do you want him to do that he isn't? Is he independently living, going out and mixing
Doodley
Mar 2020
#83
Likely the community where she is living will curtail trips outside, and will do
No Vested Interest
Mar 2020
#72
a physician relative told me recently that Big Foot was an alien. She learned it from
Maraya1969
Mar 2020
#16
I know someone who's a long, long-time Coast to Coast listener. He's a successful engineer.
chia
Mar 2020
#55
Does he still live in Albuquerque? I would let him continue not believing. He will be happier
Quixote1818
Mar 2020
#19
10% of the human race has been quarantined, anyone intimating this is no big deal is in denial now
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#21
Tell him if he says it one more time he gets shipped to the Life Care Center in Kirkland WA.
grantcart
Mar 2020
#22
I sincerely hope he is correct and it is nothing. But the entire nation of Italy would disagree.
GulfCoast66
Mar 2020
#24
my uncle is the same way...ugh...these old farts. Just wear a mask around your dad..
samnsara
Mar 2020
#58