CV and mad panic behaviour

[Baggers]

I find myself agreeing with both the article that FB77 posted and what Pauly posted.

To be dangerously personal!!!... when Stage 3 was announced and all that it meant, and without a time frame, I found my PTSD and Panic Disorder (a nasty member of the anxiety disorder group) stuff fully triggered. This meant, in blunt terms I was a mess and needed medication and full on help. This lasted about 2 weeks. If I didn't work in the industry that I do, and understand my options re resources/strategies/support, the downward spiral could easily have been life threatening... or I could have self-medicated or taken it out on others. I know that may sound dramatic to some, but all I am doing is stating a fact. I was not far from admitting myself to the Albert Road Clinic for my own safety... Mrs Baggers was fully aware of my predicament and ready to assist. I am in regular touch with my Psychiatrist buddy at the Albert Road Clinic and am seeing (well, Skyping) a military trained psychologist (who fully understands PTSD and PD caused by military experience) with expenses met by Veterans Affairs. But what about the thousands of other men and women (non military/every day folk) with similar disorders (a whole lot more common than many think - including depressive illnesses) but without knowing their resources or how to access them or refusing to admit the problem... or to even understand what is happening to them? What does this have the potential of doing to them? What is happening, silently, behind closed doors in hundreds, maybe thousands of homes in Oz... not to mention, globally. I am talking about the spectrum from self harm / abuse to the harm and abuse of others (particularly family members) and other resultant psychological issues.

So, there is much truth in the article published by FB77... but... what Pauly posted, especially the line of wisdom... 'The world has been caught on the hop because we ignored the warnings of infectious disease experts, going back several years, that a pandemic like this was a certainty, and simply a case of when, not if. As a consequence, we were hopelessly unprepared, and hopelessly under resourced.' This is laceratingly accurate and true... and an indictment on so many (so-called) leaders. Hopefully huge resources will be ploughed into relentless research and more fckn hospital beds so WHEN the next pandemic arrives, we are well resourced and prepared to deal with ALL the resultant illnesses AND ensuring the economic operation of the nation is minimally impacted!!!