ITS COVID AND NOT A LIFE SENTENCE!

Me and my family were detected Covid positive almost 20 days back despite taking all precautions and since then apart from the illness for which we did everything and recovered and still keeping up with the precautions, a lot of people around us have been apathetic and so disgusting for whom we are still the "face of covid". Luckily we tested negative last week and even then the way people are behaving with us is no less than ridiculing someone. During the illness as-well we got phone calls asking us how we were feeling which was normal but what is not normal were the questions and remarks that followed further which were "WHY DID YOU GET IT", "YOU DIDNOT TAKE PRECAUTIONS","YOU MUST HAVE DONE IT ALL WRONG IN THIS WHILE", "NOW IT WONT BE SAFE MEETING YOU FOR LONG TIME". These are among the few comments that were made on us. And to be honest it was extremely pressurising mentally more than the physical state. I come from a mental health background and would urge people to understand that no one choses an illness and it can happen to anyone all we can do is take precautions! Help people bounce back to the normal rather than mentally harassing them that why they got ill. Try to be compassionate and let's make sure there are mental health platforms and initiatives that do their bit in this situation. The government needs to take steps to normalise it more and let media not make the situation horrid.