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Originally Posted by Darkknight
I genuinely have appreciated the discussion here this afternoon. Double F thank you for your thoughtful responses.
Given the tone of many around here there will be few that believe what I'm about to say, but I do wish I could simply walk into a clinic and get my vaccine I do. So many things would be easier, if I could just do that.
I also clearly can't articulate my reservations or at least justify it.
Thanks again for those who took the time to respond with facts and gentleness.
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I really don't know what your barrier is and respectfully, I wonder if perhaps you aren't completely certain either? However, whatever that barrier is, it seems like it's big enough to seemingly put you in a state of decision paralysis. I perceive maybe that's why you're asking questions, acknowledging good responses, but the answers aren't motivating you to make a decision? The real question hasn't been answered yet. But the real question maybe hasn't been asked yet either.
I honestly don't think you're trolling, but with the amount of wheel spinning going on, I can see why others might think otherwise. Others might have a lot of frustration with you for selecting/not selecting a specific conclusion, but on the flip side, no one perhaps knows how frustrated you yourself might be about which conclusion to choose.
Maybe I'm wrong, but what if natural immunity and risk is not the real question you're asking and that's the reason for the poor articulation you mention? A question well posed is a question half answered. I wonder if some of the responses are perfect answers to questions that aren't actually holding you back.
For instance, there are stories of people with needle phobia. It's not the content of the needles holding them back, it's the experience of it. So asking questions about risk won't help such a person at all. Fuzz's post about getting drunk and just do it could be taken in jest, but there are legitimately stories of people who have needle phobia and need special set ups to get vaccinated. Fuzz's comment could actually be the answer someone out there is looking for. That's kinda what I mean when I was talking about having the right perspective and/or getting good answers to questions that aren't actually holding you back.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...tion-1.6161568
Also, are you also worried about making a decision without your spouse? Don't discount the importance of social support. "I'll do it if you do it" or "I'm worried what that person will think" is a legitimate motivating call to action for many people.
The odds that we can have significant influence in your life as strangers on the internet is unknown. What we attempt to convey to you perhaps will not be as easily digest and internalize as the exact same message from a differing source (ie: A spouse, family member, friend etc.). You yourself walked into a room of people with an inherent bias towards vaccination, and you're seemingly trying to understand that point of view, but unable to internalize that concept.
I hope you find the nudge you're looking for to get vaccinated, whatever that nudge may be.