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Covid ‘guilt’ at passing it on?

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chris81087
chris81087

i’ve recently been diagnosed with COVID, i’ve been lucky in the sense that so far my symptoms have been minimal. I’m just really concerned that I may have passed it on to other people especially older people that might not be so fortunate as me, it’s causing me great distress to the extent that I can’t sleep, has anyone else experienced this? I guess everyone must have caught it off someone but its a feeling of blame.

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 chris81087

    Posted

    I understand what you’re saying but there’s no way of knowing whether you passed it on or not. It’s not like you intentionally set out to infect somebody. Anyone of us could have it and not know it and pass it on. Even if you did, it’s not your fault because you did not know. There’s also a good chance that you did not pass it on to anybody.

    in this situation, it’s best to give yourself a break about this. You know in your heart that if you knew you were infected you would stay away from everybody.

    your feelings about this are very natural and normal. You sound like a very compassionate person. Take care of yourself and feel better soon ❤

  • carol41352
    carol41352 chris81087

    Posted

    It's good you have compassion like this but only time someone should feel guilty if they know they are positive and don't quarantine.

    Most every person with Covid could feel guilty because they most likely spread it before getting the postive test results. I had such guilt thinking I had given it to my sisters but then realized we were all at the same funeral with about 200 people. Had masks on but still was a lot of people in one small place!

    Most of the time you don't know where you got it and who you gave it too. And it really don't matter. The focus is to take care of yourself and get better.

  • chris81087
    chris81087

    Posted

    thanks for your replies everyone. as time has progressed slightly since my post, ive come to realise that i panicked slighlty following a positive covid test. im a natural worrier but thankfully it would seem i havent passed it on to those nearest and dearest

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