Im not alone in feeling angry, particularly about being called unscientific and irrational. That is neither unscientific nor hysterical nor crazy. It is a sign of being careful and at a different point on the continuum of comfort. Overpathologizing is just as problematic as trivializing PTSD or making it sound like a negative character trait as opposed to an actual condition that reasonably arises out of traumatizing circumstances.I appear to have hit a nerve in asking virologist Angela Rasmussen, PhD (@angie_rasmussen) to comment. (This might in part be because of the nonstop appearances Fauci made on Tuesday to explain the pause.) Remember when this all started and we were told to lock down briefly in order to flatten the curve?
Overpathologizing is just as problematic as toxic ants and a shutdown village.
( z0 have-degree :ARG1 ( z1 analyze ) :ARG2 ( z2 problem ) :ARG3 ( z3 equal ) :ARG4 ( z4 and :op ( z5 ant :mod ( z6 toxic ) ) :op ( z7 village :ARG1-of ( z8 shut-down ) ) ) )
(z0 / have-degree-91
    :ARG1 (z1 / analyze-01)
    :ARG2 (z2 / problem)
    :ARG3 (z3 / equal)
    :ARG4 (z4 / and
              :op1 (z5 / ant
                       :mod (z6 / toxic))
              :op2 (z7 / village
                       :ARG1-of (z8 / shut-down-05))))
Overpathologizing is just as problematic as toxic ants and a shutdown village .
z0 :ARG1 z1
z0 :ARG3 z3
z0 :ARG2 z2
z5 :mod z6
z4 :op1 z5
z0 :ARG4 z4
z7 :ARG1-of z8
z4 :op2 z7