
Hello!

I don't believe I've ever posted on here so I'll just do a brief introduction because I'd like to get to the meat of this post. I'm 18f and have been diagnosed with GAD (Generalized Anxiety disorder) since the age of 4 and depression since about the age of 13. I take two meds at night to help with both.

Anyways, that's not the point of this post. The point is, my anxiety super elevated at the moment and Omnicon is pretty much the reason. I'm healthy and I know if I get COVID (any variety) I'll more than likely be able to fight it off. Plus, I've heard that this variant is less severe. The issue though, is the spread. 

Omnicon spreads about 100 times easier than Alpha and Delta, even with all the proper precautions. School is a perti dish in a regular year, let alone a pandemic. I'm so terrified this new variant is going to just hit everyone and so many people are going to be out with it or with exposure from it that school is going to go back to hybrid or take a break or shut down. 

Being a senior in high school, I feel like I can't afford to miss classes, especially not when I'm taking so many advanced ones. Having to quarantine for a whole week or whatever it is is so so stressful. Some teachers are really good at communicating to kids that missed and posting stuff online. Some of mine really suck at that though. 

Another thing, I'm so scared and confused on the quarantine thing. The guidelines from both the school, local health organization, and CDC don't seem to make sense and seem contradictory. One of the rules is something about having to wear a mask at school for 10 days if you're exposed. My school is very...anti-vax and mask to put it politely. They're not going to mandate mask and they sure as hell aren't going to have a way to "check" if these kids are wearing mask like they're supposed to. 

I just need a way for everyone to follow the rules and that's not possible and all of this is making my stomach hurt and making me feel like throwing up and irritated and just on edge. Add to that a former student dying of COVID the day after Christmas ( after like 3 deaths last year-unrelated to COVID btw) and you can probably guess why I'm a bag of nerves. 

I don't understand how people can be so stupid when it comes to helping others and doing their part to keep us all safe! 

Sorry for the rant, I just need.. advice I guess. I don't know.