I am concerned about diseases like west nile and lyme that can possibly be transmitted from bugs like ticks and mosquitoes. I do think this is a logical concern to have, but I am taking it to the extreme and it is limiting my exercise.

I don't like walking around the block because there's usually some sort of garbage on someone's lawn or the sidewalk somewhere and that bothers me when I see that. I like going on trails instead, but then I worry about the bugs. I don't want to wear bug spray every time I go for a walk, which could potentially be every day if I really want to. They say on the label that you're supposed to wash it off later, and I don't want to have to shower every day after I come back from the outdoors. I'm also concerned about affects on the body of cumulative exposure to that stuff.

I guess most people just don't care and don't wear bug spray and walk wherever they want? Or they just put on bug spray and don't bother washing it off later. I just don't feel comfortable doing any of those options. They don't seem smart. You're either taking a risk with potential diseases or you're not following the labels correctly.

I feel stuck. I don't know what to do. I looked into natural bug repellants, but apparently they aren't necessarily better.

So right now I work from home and have flexibility in where I can move to. So I'm basically trying to find a place where I can go for a walk regularly without worrying about bugs. Basically like a park with a trail that I can walk on for about 10 mins that is pretty open. It's kind of sad, and feels so limiting.