Personally, I do not like to hear people talk about depression and suicide in tough times. Although it may seem overwhelming to some people right now, it is only temporary. This is no time to jump off a cliff, reach for a bottle or grab a handful of pills. This is only temporary...if you cooperate.
People are dying everyday, but people are dying everyday anyway from other things like cancer, flu, car wrecks, and job site accidents. Yes, this invisible enemy can be scary, but not if you are smart and make good decisions. Nobody likes to self-quarantine, but right now and for the next month, this is the best thing we can do. After all, it does not take a smart person to figure out, if you stay away from other people, then you will not get infected and more importantly you will not infect other people. This means that the virus has no place to go and when warmer temperatures arrive, then the virus will go away for most locations in America. Pray for global warming and 100 degree temperatures!
The problem is going to be people moving around from hot spot areas. People from cold climates traveling to the United States will be an issue. Let's trust our health officials to recommend that this kind of travel be stopped. They are working overtime and deserve a lot of respect for the sacrifices that they are making.
Of course, some states like Florida are instituting tough measures for travelers from hot spots like New York. I don't mean to pick on New York, but to explain my point, I think it is important. What good does it do for Florida to have tough measures in place when people from hot spots are traveling to Florida instead of self-quarantining? All these "travelers" are doing is delaying the end of this. Think about it. If all New Yorker's stayed home and didn't get in their cars and drive to Florida or other states, then there would be a flattened curve in a shorter amount of time. However, if they travel to other states and infect others, then this drags it all out for a longer period. You do not have to be a PhD to figure this out.
Self-quarantine and quit traveling around. This is where being smart comes in. Are you going to be smart about this? Or, are you going to be a narcissistic and travel around the country, because you feel like it?
