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Unexpected positives you've had from wearing a mask?
- Thread starter RPGamer92
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I haven't had a serious sore throat/cold this year when usually I'm on my second by now
I hate that it fogs up my glasses
But I also have learned that I think some masks look kinda attractive on people so that's fun for me
I hate that it fogs up my glasses
But I also have learned that I think some masks look kinda attractive on people so that's fun for me
The main one is that it helps keep me warm when it's cold out!
I'm the opposite to this - I have to shave otherwise I find wearing a mask very itchy, especially if it's for a long time like going around the supermarket.
I'm the opposite to this - I have to shave otherwise I find wearing a mask very itchy, especially if it's for a long time like going around the supermarket.
In Australia when things were first looking bad I was one of the few people out and about wearing a mask. The good thing was for someone reason it made people avoid you like the plague. Worked for me as it meant people actually kept their distance.
Learned that i had unpleasant breath. I never would have realised otherwise. That has now been fixed lol
my mask saved me from my 80+ year old landlord seeing my facial expressions when she told me she had a UTI and she felt pressure on her clitoris when peeing
I'm not even joking I don't know why she decided to tell me this
I'm not even joking I don't know why she decided to tell me this
Expected positives: I look far more cis-passing with a mask on. Someone even gave seats to me on a train because I look like a pregnant cis woman :(
i tried to think hard, but i got nothing really, getting kinda tired of it tbh. sometimes gotta wear one for 10+ hours a day and i just feel way more exhausted than i would if there wasnt this thing blocking my breathing.
but you gotta do it, even if you hate it.
but you gotta do it, even if you hate it.
Feeling zero pressure to smile has done wonders. I hate having to fake a pleasant response at the sight of other people. I'm being mildly facetious here.
The biggest one for me is that even though I still have to physically go to and from a job the same as pre-pandemic, I'm getting sick way, way less. That's the entire point of the masks, yes, but we are doing it for covid-19.... when it actually helps with halting the spread of lots of other things, like cold/flu. And I really have benefitted from it, as someone who's immune system is terrible.
My biggest post-covid-19 hope is that the wearing of masks in the USA becomes more normalized for the long haul. It's not okay how we cram onto buses/trains during cold/flu season and get each-other sick like we just don't care. People don't have to be feel miserable with preventable illnesses multiple times a year if we could be more respectful about how we interact in public, and masks can help a lot.
The biggest one for me is that even though I still have to physically go to and from a job the same as pre-pandemic, I'm getting sick way, way less. That's the entire point of the masks, yes, but we are doing it for covid-19.... when it actually helps with halting the spread of lots of other things, like cold/flu. And I really have benefitted from it, as someone who's immune system is terrible.
My biggest post-covid-19 hope is that the wearing of masks in the USA becomes more normalized for the long haul. It's not okay how we cram onto buses/trains during cold/flu season and get each-other sick like we just don't care. People don't have to be feel miserable with preventable illnesses multiple times a year if we could be more respectful about how we interact in public, and masks can help a lot.
No more flu as well. It's been almost a year since I got a cold.
-Probably not having to smell another person's breath, especially by remaining distant. Some people get way too close.
-Haven't been sick all year. Granted, I rarely get sick, but I'm sure masks have helped.
-With the cooler weather it helps keep my nose and overall lower part of my face warmer.
-Haven't been sick all year. Granted, I rarely get sick, but I'm sure masks have helped.
-With the cooler weather it helps keep my nose and overall lower part of my face warmer.
No one can see me silently mumbling to myself while out in public.
I haven't contracted any illnesses since March.
I haven't contracted any illnesses since March.
Have you been checked for allergies? This was happening to a friend of mine until he switched laundry detergents. Might be worth looking into. That face cream ain't cheap.
As someone on the spectrum with what was once called Asperger's I am surprised at how the wearing of masks by myself and those around me has allowed me to communicate and interact more freely and easily. It usually takes me a while to get used to someone enough that I can make small talk, joke around and so on. I'm not standoffish even before the pandemic but something about the mask just makes these small interactions much easier.
I've told folks who have asked what it's like on the spectrum for me that people's faces are hard for me to look at, especially for strangers and doubly so if I need to look someone in the eyes. If I had to guess it's the masks hiding most of my face as well as everyone else's just calms some of my anxiety and makes it easier to open up and interact. I am even able to make eye contact a lot easier even the masks themselves do nothing about that.
I'm even able to flirt a lot easier and seemingly have gotten more attention as well. Probably doesn't hurt that I've lost about 40 lbs and have gotten back into shape but still it continually surprises me how different the wearing of masks makes my day to day interactions with other people.
I've told folks who have asked what it's like on the spectrum for me that people's faces are hard for me to look at, especially for strangers and doubly so if I need to look someone in the eyes. If I had to guess it's the masks hiding most of my face as well as everyone else's just calms some of my anxiety and makes it easier to open up and interact. I am even able to make eye contact a lot easier even the masks themselves do nothing about that.
I'm even able to flirt a lot easier and seemingly have gotten more attention as well. Probably doesn't hurt that I've lost about 40 lbs and have gotten back into shape but still it continually surprises me how different the wearing of masks makes my day to day interactions with other people.
Gives me the feeling that my face is in a sauna when I'm outside and doing any kind of activity.
It's actually helped with my allergies, particularly when outside running. Getting used to running with a mask during summer is also helpful going into winter where I'll want to wear one just to keep my face warm.
I live in a cold place and never wear scarves. So, it's nice how warm it is on my face.
Also, mixed with a hoody, it reduces my social anxiety quite a bit. It feels like I'm hiding. So it's pretty cozy.
Also, mixed with a hoody, it reduces my social anxiety quite a bit. It feels like I'm hiding. So it's pretty cozy.
One thing about wearing a mask is that you can tell really quickly if your breath smells bad or not.
The office tends to be unbearably cold at work, so the mask helps keep my face warm.
Also, there are masks with pretty cool designs on them.
Also, there are masks with pretty cool designs on them.
Yup, +1 on this.