If you are/were extremely Covid cautious, have you ever been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder?

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**This poll isn’t implying anything or trying to stir the pot** I am just genuinely curious about the connection between anxiety + Covid anxiety. 
A) I am extremely Covid cautious and HAVE been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or I am aware that I have an anxiety disorder 
B) I am extremely Covid cautious and have NOT been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or I do not think I struggle with and anxiety disorder 
C) I am not Covid cautious and HAVE been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or I am aware that I have an anxiety disorder 
D) I am not Covid cautious and have NOT been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or I do not think I struggle with and anxiety disorder

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Is there no middle ground between extremely Covid caution and no Covid caution?
I’m reasonably Covid cautious and have never been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

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I'm covid cautious in the same way I am cautious when driving a car.  We don't know the long term implications of this virus and we do know the short term ones can be pretty severe, so we take precautions that are evidence based such as vaccination, testing and masking. We never wiped down groceries, took horse dewormer, or anything like that, but we do wash our hands and use hand sanitizer.  I don't feel any of that holds me back anymore than wearing seatbelts, obeying the speed limit, not texting while driving, etc. 
I don't have any anxiety disorder and don't consider myself overly anxious.

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I WAS vivid cautious and developed an anxiety disorder.
I was a nurse throughout the pandemic and it developed in the beginning stages. 
I’m no longer Covid cautious. I am no longer working. Still dealing with anxiety

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I am cautious of Covid when I am planning on visiting older family members and my parents who have been dealing with health issues and do not have anxiety about it. When I'm not planning on visiting people I live normally as it's just my husband and I. We are in our late 20s and both have jobs where we are exposed to a lot of germs and such. He is a bartender and I'm a nanny. It would be hard to actively try to avoid Covid so we do a few things (such as wash hands frequently, somewhat socially distance in his case, and avoid large crowds). When I visit people I do a lot more to try to avoid getting Covid because I would feel terrible if I got someone sick with it. I have been vaccinated but I also have had it twice

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I have mild anxiety and see a psychologist for maintenance. I was extremely covid cautious during pregnancy (not limited to covid - also flu cautious, whooping cough cautious) but otherwise exercised a reasonable level of caution.
I have a good friend with high anxiety who spent a couple of months being extremely covid cautious, and then became the absolute opposite. 
I don't think there's a direct correlation. I think it's very individual and situational.

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B - after catching covid and suffering consequences for 9 months
I’m ok now - even enter shops without mask now.

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I’m pretty cautious and have an anxiety disorder but I also rarely leave my house 😅

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I voted C but I’m cautious when I need to be (in medical settings), I was diagnosed with OCD as a teenager and struggle with anxiety.

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Idk what extremely covid cautious means. I was pretty cautious at the beginning, but have been more lax since getting vaccinated. I still mask at work and mask in crowds. I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but those anxiety symptoms have lessened significantly since being diagnosed with and starting meds for ADHD

If you are/were extremely Covid cautious, have you ever been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder?

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