Is there something wrong with me because I’m not as panicked about COVID19 as my civilian friends are?

PFC James (LURCH) Janota — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:19:57 -0400

I know I haven’t seen war as many on here have but I’ve been trained on various dangerous things in the military and civilian scope. I’ve served overseas in a place that could go from peaceful to chaos at a drop of a hat. I looked at the enemy from the north in Korea. I’ve been through so much in life that I feel as if I have become kinda numb. Especially to the latest virus, COVID19. I know it’s deadly, but I just view this dangerous thing as something to be respected and as long as I’m not where this virus is I know I’m not going to get infected and neither are my family. It’s caused concern among my civilian friends who haven’t had these experiences I have. Is there something wrong with me that I’m not as panicked as they are?

Response by PO1 H Gene Lawrence made Apr 2 at 2020 1:22 AM

PO1 H Gene Lawrence — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:22:33 -0400

I am not panicked either, but that is my spiritual side of me.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 2 at 2020 1:41 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:41:31 -0400

No need to panic, unless lots of people panic.
It is the mob we have to be concerned about, not the virus. People are a lot less predictable.

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Apr 2 at 2020 10:30 AM

MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:30:13 -0400

Let's see.... Statistically, COVID-19 currently has a 97% (or better) recovery rate Worldwide. I'll agree people should be concerned and take reasonable precautions simply because this thing spreads easier than graphite powder. What I don't understand is the irrational panic many people are displaying. Looking at the CDC's own numbers, statistically, a person is more likely to die in a traffic accident than they are from COVID-19.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Apr 2 at 2020 11:19 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:19:09 -0400

We are trained to not panic. Panic kills people

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Apr 2 at 2020 11:37 AM

SGT Dave Tracy — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:37:09 -0400

Concern is wise; Panicking is wrong.

Concern drives people to learn, then to act proportionately. Panic shuts down any rational thinking, and drives people to act irrationally; and at its extreme, violently.

Maybe it's your military experience, maybe it's your personality, maybe it's both. In any case you're not wrong to not panic.

Response by SGT Philip Roncari made Apr 2 at 2020 2:24 PM

SGT Philip Roncari — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:24:31 -0400

Maybe this will help ,maybe some will take it the wrong way,your military experiences have changed the way you view dangerous situations ,it certainly had mine,along with its accusations of coldness from family and friends,but I’ll fall back on my “Don’t mean nothin” mantra from Vietnam,because really when you lose all control of outside factors,it “Don’t mean nothing “

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 2 at 2020 3:14 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:14:32 -0400

We're all different then the average public remember that battle, we're apart of the 1% of the population tried for situations like this past an current. We're able to view an react to things differently then the average person. Plus the media loves the bad news remember good news means no views.

Response by PO3 Donald Murphy made Apr 2 at 2020 3:33 PM

PO3 Donald Murphy — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:33:56 -0400

This kinda says it all...