Covid-19 survivor’s advice
An educational psychologist who has recovered from Covid-19 along with her husband and four children has warned people that the virus is a reality and they should not regard it lightly
But it is not all doom and gloom, she said, and emphasised that people must not feel stigmatised.
If they were to test positive, they should stay calm and take a few moments to process the information before phoning anyone.
Erika Basson said one of the main challenges was to break the stigma behind testing positive for the virus.
“There is some stigmatisation around Covid-19. Some of these are ‘you were not careful, or you broke the rules’. This makes you feel like a criminal; the fact that you need to contact people you had direct contact with makes it even worse.
“Then you need to isolate yourself, which goes against our human nature and makes you feel even worse emotionally while you are physically not feeling good.”
Basson said it was important to break the stigma. “Everyone wants to know how you got it, as if they want to know what you did wrong. The reality is that this is a virus that spreads and it is really spreading fast.”
She said people should realise that there is nothing to be ashamed of when you test positive.
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