Okay, so this has the potential to sound very strange. I have noticed that at work the past couple months when a co-worker slips their mask down for a moment to take a drink, eat, readjust the mask, etc. That from the nose they just look strange almost deformed and it seems to be with all of them even the folks I knew before the pandemic their faces just look off.
I figures it's just becoming so ingrained to see the masks that seeing a full face is disarming. Is anyone else experiencing this? I really hope someone is that I'm not having a COVID psychotic break
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35 minutes ago, Curious1997 said:
As a man it's a good change.
Not having to shave for days on end. Heaven!
Not getting to look at pretty nurses, hell!
Sorry guys, I'm young and it's very difficult to give up the greatest experience ever invented ???☹️
Girl watching! I wonder if women know just how much they scramble our brains?
Literally!
Haha, it's funny you mention that. There is a co-worker I've worked with since before the pandemic that I think is very physically attractive, nothing I would ever act on or coment on of course, but I noticed last week when he lowered his mask that my reaction was "Eww" what is happening to me? ?
There is a whole lot of misinformation in the linked article (manifesto?).
I think it’s a good idea to be sceptical of sources like this that are overtly political in nature. From the article: ”Workers in Sweden must unite with their class allies in India, Brazil, Mexico, the United States and in every country to stop the senseless and preventable sacrifice of millions of lives and replace the reactionary and murderous capitalist order with socialism.” Doesn’tsoundlikeanobjective and balanced narrative to me and I’m pretty sure that’s not something that workers in Sweden want.
I think that Swedes in general are a lot more supportive of their government’s pandemic response than the World Socialist Web Site appears to be..
Oops I think I accidentally started to quote someone? Sausage fingers LOL! But anyway yes, I have noticed that, too! Also I’ve realized there are a few people that I guess I never knew what they looked like, because when their mask comes off for a moment, I don’t recognize them. There are people I work with whose faces I’ve never seen, too, and it’s such a weird thing when you think about it.
LOL! Yes, it is weird to work with people who you have never seen their faces before. One day I had my mask off in the lunch room and one of the managers looked at me with a surprised look and said, "I didn't know who you are. Are you Cyn? I guess I have never seen you without a mask before." I smiled and said, "oh! that's cool. Yeah, I'm Cyn RN, I blend well around here." (we both laugh) She says, "now I know who you are." What's hilarious is I think that she was serious, the fact that I'm the only black guy in this specialty right now withstanding ?
That reminded me of another scenario in the cafeteria. Lady serving food, says I like the color of your stethoscope. It's a fancy purplish color. I said, "I figured, I don't stand out enough around here" LOL. She retorts: "Yeah, not everyone is as tall as you are." The entire cafeteria line bursts in wild laughter. That quick-witted old lady made my day. I'm smiling from molar to molar just thinking about it. Less than a minute interaction that made me deliriously jolly the entire day.
LOL! Yes, it is weird to work with people who you have never seen their faces before. One day I had my mask off in the lunch room and one of the managers looked at me with a surprised look and said, "I didn't know who you are. Are you Cyn? I guess I have never seen you without a mask before." I smiled and said, "oh! that's cool. Yeah, I'm Cyn RN, I blend well around here." (we both laugh) She says, "now I know who you are." What's hilarious is I think that she was serious, the fact that I'm the only black guy in this specialty right now withstanding ?
That reminded me of another scenario in the cafeteria. Lady serving food, says I like the color of your stethoscope. It's a fancy purplish color. I said, "I figured, I don't stand out enough around here" LOL. She retorts: "Yeah, not everyone is as tall as you are." The entire cafeteria line bursts in wild laughter. That quick-witted old lady made my day. I'm smiling from molar to molar just thinking about it. Less than a minute interaction that made me deliriously jolly the entire day.
Hahaha! she caught me staring squarely at the goatee. She then said: "I know, this hospital coffee is as good as urine, ugh!" I couldn't hold my laughter and I tried very hard. I nearly spat my coffee. I had to go to the men's locker-room. I laughed for a good minute.
I want to try this but I am afraid my face will break out.
Maybe use sparingly to the areas affected the worst and see what happens?
I had bad cystic acne in my early 20s and had several rounds of accutane, but never had oily skin-more sensitive, irritated, and acne prone. Had worse acne when skin was dry and irritated-now I have lasting side effects from the meds-incredibly dry skin-but Vaseline-spread very thin and only in really irritated areas, has not triggered breakouts. Wearing a mask hasn’t either as it did in the past, but my face hurts when its literally breaking down from the mask so it’s probably worth a try to see if it helps.
I haven’ worn makeup since March when we had to start wearing masks at work all day. I quit even doing eye makeup when we had to start wearing goggles/face shields. Since I work in an office, pts have to wear a mask but we check temp orally, so I’ll have pts in the exam room and ask them to pull their mask down so I can check their temp and it’s startling how their bottom half doesn’t match their top half of their face. You see these really pretty eyes, then the buck teeth and large nose. Or you see a smooth forehead and neat eyebrows then get to see the wrinkled mouth and chin hairs.
Another element I have to deal with is my son is at basic training for the Army. I can see pictures online from his base but they’re grouped by infantry so I get to scroll through a hundred pictures to find a glimpse of him. Everybody has the same clothes, same haircut, and now the same masks on, so I’m literally looking just for his eyes or a certain freckle on his neck. THAT’S hard to do. LOL. I’m just thankful they share those pictures.
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Haha, it's funny you mention that. There is a co-worker I've worked with since before the pandemic that I think is very physically attractive, nothing I would ever act on or coment on of course, but I noticed last week when he lowered his mask that my reaction was "Eww" what is happening to me? ?