Our very own psychosis

So there was this virus that originated in Wuhan and spread around the globe. The virus differed from most other viruses in that the vast majority of those infected had either no symptoms or very mild symptoms. Only a very small proportion developed a serious illness and an even smaller proportion died. Many of those who got very ill and died were either elderly or had other illnesses or both. But even in these unfortunate individuals there was little clarity as to whether they died from the virus or with the virus.

Now when a virus results in such a diverse spectrum of consequences, the logical deduction is that the illness or lack thereof reflects more the individual’s unique physiology rather than the virus. We’re all going to die and our deaths will be as unique as our lives. We all carry our genetic heritages and predisposition to illness. We also know that our lifestyles can impact on our states of wellness. Additionally, psycho-social situations (think ‘lockdown’) can impact upon our state of wellbeing through excessive fear (adrenaline) with resultant excessive inflammation (possibly predisposing to a ‘cytokine storm’ resulting in serious illness and/or death) and raised cortisol with resultant suppression of immunity. Not to mention the ravages of becoming hopeless and helpless (despairing in other words). Hell, you can even die from a broken heart (Takotsubo syndrome – inflammatory cytokine mediated).

I would suggest that we’ve just become victims of our own global collective fear psychosis which, with the help of the ‘experts’, politicians, conspiracists,  mass media and social media has perpetuated the conditions which will further damage our economies, deprive millions of their livelihoods and lead to mass starvation. Not to mention of course the unfortunate individuals with chronic conditions who've been deprived of access to vital medical treatment because all of healthcare has been directed at neutralizing the corona mirage. Did it ever occur to the ‘experts’, to the politicians and others that the vast majority of people have survived the virus without negative consequences because their immune systems did what they were designed to do? Sadly the collective deaths of those unable to seek treatment for their existing conditions, starvation and suicides will far outway those that may succumb to the virus.