I'm just curious about this and I will get to why later: 1. Mandatory Covid Vaccination, yay or Nay? Why? 2. Needing to show vaccine card to enter venues, restaurants, etc. yay or nay? Why? 3. Mandatory covid test for the unvaccinated, yay or nay? Why? 4. Mandatory masks for the unvaccinated, yay or nay? Why? 5. Are you an anti-vaccine, yay or nay? Why? 6. Are you afraid of covid? And to the point...: 7. Are you afraid of needles? 8. Has your OCD impacted your ability to get the vaccine? 9. Do you have GAD, Panic attacks, etc., which has impacted whether you get the vaccine? I'm generally someone who is in support of Science. I encourage others to use their judgement in regard to the vaccine. I mask up in public. I'm just afraid. I'm also rather isolated because of my OCD in general. I understand that I could get sick and it scares me,, but I'm not emotionally ready to tackle the vaccine. I have an excruciatingly hard time with feelings of being contaminated with bodily waste, so anything medical is difficult for me. I have obsessive thoughts regarding the vaccine in general, since it is relatively new and people (even on here) have been telling horror stories. I don't think the general public is taking into consideration that people like that exist when they post things. I don't have anyone to help me out, so I'm just afraid my isolation will take me to even darker places if a mask is not good enough (which I try to follow).

OCD really latched onto covid for me last year - then my 1 year old daughter and my husband actually got covid. Once we were through that and they were okay, I just simply had the conviction that I did not want to deal with the stress of covid worries in that extreme anymore - and the vaccine helped me with that. I put up a very VERY clear boundary with my OCD that it could not go down the vaccine terror rabbit hole. I read enough information to feel a reasonable sense of certainty in my choice, and I went with it. Thats the thing with OCD - it hates any sliver of uncertainty at all, and unfortunately so much in life is somewhat in uncertain. And - covid makes that harder! Not sure if that helps at all -- but I will say being out in the world again has changed my life so much for the better.

I have a fear of needles but I didn't feel it at all. My arm was sore afterwards though.

1. No. It’s authoritarian. Authoritarianism is never good in my opinion. 2. If it’s up to the venue itself, then sure, I don’t see why not. 3. Mandatory test for what? Maybe for travel. Just for no reason, no. 4. Depends on the context and what the repercussions are. Has the potential to be authoritarian but could make sense depending on a variety of factors. 5. No. I think we’re starting to see that the effectiveness of the vaccine is not as much as was previously claimed unfortunately, but it still seems to be helping. I am not generally anti-vax either. 6. I am not afraid of Covid. But contamination isn’t one of my themes really. If I’m being honest I have worried much more about the mental health crisis and economic impact surrounding the pandemic than the virus itself. 7. I have no meaningful fear of needles 8. OCD has not limited me in this particular way. 9. I do have GAD, definitely gives me pause when it comes to something so new as the COVID vaccine. Less because of needles or vaccinations themselves and more because of the newness of it.

I will only speak for myself as this is a very controversial topic, but as a medical professional, we have seen a huge drop in cases in our area thanks to the vaccine and everyone's efforts. It is really up to you to weigh in if the risks outweigh the benefits or vice versa. For myself, I have a young child, and parents who are high risk, so the idea of making them sick was stronger than any worry I had about the efficacy of the vaccine. I wish you the best of luck in reaching your answer.