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       Anosognosia: condition when  brain can’t recognize one or more o
       ther health conditions & Side Comment on Science Denial
       By: Masked Man Date: January 11, 2026, 9:14 pm
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       Anosognosia
       Anosognosia is a condition where your brain can’t recognize one
       or more other health conditions you have.
       LINK:
  HTML https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22832-anosognosia
       SIDE-COMMENT:
       I really have a hard time differentiating  "Anosognosia" from
       not being synonymous with "asymptomatic" as in people who walk
       around sick not knowing it or not feeling it with something like
       covid.. seems almost the same to me but I guess it is referring
       to a mental state that can't know something rather than
       referring to 'invisible' symptoms they can't feel...
       Anyway,
       I speculate whether there are certain levels of
       Anosognosia that are inherent in most people that serve to
       protect the herd/community peer pressure mentality rather than
       to serve the individual’s needs.. to me there is something in
       most people that blocks out the memory of how bad it really was
       getting ill.. some mechanism in the brain that takes away the
       natural fear of illness that comes in the form of amnesia or
       denial so that people don’t protect themselves from the illness
       they just recuperated from and jump right back into society to
       participate maskless and fearless in the face of a pandemic.
       I just have this theory that most people have a sort of “illness
       amnesia” which serves to protect the herd because a  person
       right after having recovered from some infectious disease is
       usually more than willing to risk another one and immediately
       gets back on the horse ready for battle so to speak ready to
       serve their community with no regards for their own safety..and
       unafraid of the true risks of what just a few days ago put them
       in the hospital. It’s just not logical to not be afraid of
       people once they give you disease but that’s exactly how most of
       us behave.. but why is there no fear or aversion to people after
       all that pain and suffering? All I can think is something blocks
       out the memory so that people are unafraid of their herd. It’s
       not totally unlike an abuse victim in domestic  violence that
       goes back for more.
       How many people have you heard catch something like covid and
       say "I thought I was going to die"!? So why don't we see trauma
       from someone who came that close to death in illness compared to
       the trauma of say for example a war veteran that gets hurt or
       sees others in peril? The peril between being severely ill
       discharging body fluids and such seems just as close to death as
       one who is almost killed in other ways. So why don't we often
       see symptoms of trauma and fear in a person that almost dies
       from an agonizing high fever from an contagious infection when
       they re-enter the population? Shouldn't they be scared for their
       lives?
       I am always amazed at those who almost die or suffer
       tremendously are willing to take the same exact risks and repeat
       the experience as if they don’t remember their last
       illness/experience whatsoever.. you know we have all met people
       who have undergone cancer treatment and survived cancer who will
       light up a cigarette and continue to smoke.
       …Unsure how widespread Anosognosia really is and if it goes
       deeper than the article suggests.
       Maybe I am thinking about…
       An Illustrated History of Science Denial
       SUMMARY:
       In an age where instant communication can immediately spread
       misinformation, the consequences of scientific denialism are
       more serious than ever.
       LINK:
  HTML https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/an-illustrated-history-of-science-denial/
       Allow me to elaborate on my personal experience in regards to my
       little  “illness amnesia theory”
       … I know I wear mask because I love myself the way I am and want
       to protect myself. I know I had asthma/allergies  as a child, I
       know my grandfather caught malaria in WW2 and suffered long term
       repercussions from having caught the malaria and  then when
       covid came along in 2020 I believe all these experiences served
       as a reason for my public masking to prevent airborne illness
       and airborne disease in me.
       In 2020 It’s as if I decided not to block out my experience with
       asthma as a child and didnt want to risk catching covid or it’s
       long term repercussions that I thought might come with it and so
       I think my reasons for masking are based on that remembered
       experience I had with respiratory difficulties as a child
       combined with the real threat of covid, overpopulation, climate
       change , mass transportation and the possibilities the pandemic
       challenges are far from over, plus a combination of real
       memories I chose to indulge in such as I hate suffering and
       being sick and even little things reinforced my precautionary
       behavior such as things my grandfather told me about his
       experience with repercussions from malaria.
       I must add I base my decision to take precautionary measures
       such as masking based on data on viruses and the condition of
       humankind across the world .. I study patterns that evolve such
       as from Data Report Info which substantiates my gut instincts
       and personal viewpoints about what is occurring in our
       environment and to people and animals  with microscopic
       entities. While I chose initially to mask for myself because I
       believe in protecting myself I also think myself a scientist and
       back up my reasoning for masking based on science and based on
       my evidence that microscopic entities are at play and these
       microscopic entities and particles very powerful and not to be
       breathed in by this particular mortal.
       Then of course my behavior was totally rewarded so  I continued
       my masking and precautions because overtime I enjoyed not
       getting any airborne illnesses ever since I started masking in
       2020.. so masking for me proved a rewarding experience and
       benefited my health. At same time I mask for the future, for my
       visions of what is to come as well as I base my decisions on
       experience. I initially promised myself I’d wait for 6 months
       after covid was totally eradicated before I considered not
       masking But that never happened and then I continued to reap the
       rewards of masking and not catching any airborne illnesses. The
       experience of masking for covid simply reinforced my masking
       precautions to prevent all sorts of airborne illnesses and
       diseases as well as harmful particles from occupational hazards.
       so even though I worried about long covid from the start and
       begin wearing the mask to avoid catching covid and giving it to
       my loved one I  now appreciate and reap tons of benefits to mask
       happily. Manifold are the health benefits and the powers one is
       endowed upon when they utilize the mask and adopt a masked way
       of living.
       I now mask for my health and it’s simply good for me and I don’t
       base my masking in whether covid becomes eradicated or not
       because avian flu  , whooping cough and more airborne illness
       and challenges with disease simply entered the arena. I mask now
       just based now on the fact it protects me , it doesn’t wane and
       there aren’t any side affects from me wearing it.. it is a tool
       for me now so I am spoiled by its powers having not been caught
       by a single airborne illness in 6 years straight and counting.
       Maybe I don’t block out or have any level of what I should term
       “illness amnesia” from having had respiratory problems as a
       child and my experience combined with what I foresee is
       currently happening and the risks of the future besides the
       safety health benefits I experience led me to lead a masked way
       of life.
       I certainly don’t have any of the higher forms of  Anosognosia
       or denial when it comes to precautions like masking and
       preventing airborne illness and airborne disease!
       It’s really nothing to make light of Keep in mind Anosognosia
       may play a huge role with covid and long covid victims all this
       being tied with brain fog and onset dementia.
       Long covid & Anosognosia might be more intertwined than we first
       suspect, so I feel justified in talking about masking and
       preventing long covid in this discussion about Anosognosia.
       Masking  could actually prevent long covid and the Anosognosia
       associated with long covid repercussions.
       Now of course I wonder if there is such a thing as
       antiprecautionosis a condition where your brain can’t recognize
       the danger of not taking precautions such as masking in face of
       dangerous illness and disease. Funny but true it seems equally
       baffling to me why people simply don’t take more precautions
       such as masking after catching something they say made them feel
       like they were close to death. The rate of people that said they
       felt like they were going to die doesn’t come near to matching
       the rate of people who actually learn from the experience to
       actually defend themselves from it happening again.
       It’s almost as if the average person is so exhilarated and feels
       so good when they get better from a contagious illness that no
       matter how bad they felt or how much they wondered if they would
       die that  they completely forget the possibility of it ever
       happening even  possibly in the next flu season or so. It’s as
       if they completely forget how bad it really was. If questioned
       while they were sick if they wished they had taken precautions
       to avoid being in the wretched state they are now,  most people
       would agree they wished they had taken precautions such is their
       misery
       Illness is akin to torture or imprisonment I suppose people will
       promise to do anything make any deal even pray to the Heavens to
       get better and stay better yet once they are well they often
       forget their promises to themselves such as: “ thank you God I
       made it alive! & I will never catch covid again .. I thought I
       was going to die…and I will mask .. never do I want to
       experience that ever again no matter what!”  But instead It
       seems like once the illness is over most people resume normally
       as if nothing traumatic ever even happened.. that’s just the way
       it seems to me. Most people don’t alter or modify their behavior
       after having claimed to suffer immensely as they obviously did.
       They have what I call antiprecautionosis a condition where their
       brain can’t recognize the danger of not taking precautions such
       as masking in face of dangerous illness and disease.
       Let me give you something to ponder upon.. I’ve been in a couple
       floods .. now when it rains heavy I tend to pace around the
       house go over a few strategic things in my head then I go to
       bed.. all this is not trauma.. it is preparation for flooding
       that may actually occur again .. I strategize.. got my fresh
       water supply and my flashlight in place and prepare for no
       electricity.. then my body goes into sleep so that it can wake
       up strong to deal with the flood. So where is that response in
       people who survive contagious diseases that make them fear for
       their lives such as surviving covid? Where are their healthy
       defense measures/mechanisms?.. are they still sick? When you
       nudge  a snake with a stick does not the healthy ones either
       coil up to defend or else strike? Why are  most victims of
       contagious illness so unresponsive when poked with a threat of a
       repeat experience or in the face of a similar contagious illness
       considering they were in so much peril and suffering… why don’t
       they display string coping reactions & strategize & defend
       themselves after such an attack of illness?
       P.S. By the way My Side-Comment is just that: something on the
       side to ponder...my Sid comment pertains  mostly about behavior
       of people as they get well, science denial, and explores a
       personal theory I have about people ignoring or having some sort
       of "illness amnesia".
       For those interested in Anosognosia in particular I suggest they
       research the subject more online as my side comment doesn't
       address anything formally understood  about Anosognosia...
       "Anosognosia is a neurological condition where a person
       literally cannot recognize their own impairment (like dementia
       or severe mental illness) due to brain changes, while denial is
       a psychological defense mechanism where someone knows something
       is wrong but refuses to accept it due to emotional distress,
       with denial potentially resolving while anosognosia persists".
       .
       #Post#: 4891--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Anosognosia: condition when  brain can’t recognize one or mo
       re other health conditions & Side Comment on Science Den
       By: Masked Man Date: January 21, 2026, 2:48 am
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       Check this out
       “I was here, and then I wasn’t.” One of the greatest actors of
       all time, Al Pacino reflects on a near-death experience with
       COVID, recalling how it felt surreal and profoundly real.
  HTML https://www.threads.com/@hollywood_legendsss/post/DTuL6oiCCQW/media
       COMMENT:
       If I caught covid and thought I was going to die.. I'd wear a
       mask when I was talking to CBS Sunday morning guy.. its just
       hard for me to believe people risk getting covid yet a second or
       third time all for some stupid interview.. I'm sorry its just so
       frivolous. my point is Is Al Pacino really doing what he
       loves?.. Al Pacino is amazing but just stay at home live a life
       of quality! I just don't like frivolous crap.. He could have
       done a much more interesting safe online remote interview from
       his home where somebody interviews him long distance from a
       different house.. I wouldn't let anybody in my face if I was in
       The Godfather!
       This I term "Illness Amnesia" They forget how close they were to
       death only to risk it yet again and again! This to doesn't make
       sense in humans. Wouldn't they wear a mask and shy away from
       maskless people after almost dying?
       Is that guy on CBS really worth talking to!? Hell no! What a
       waste of time... Its just beneath him.. If you almost died then
       wear a mask, love your life don't take stupid chances just to
       say "no More .. No More" If I were him I'd stay at home learn to
       paint, spend time with an indoor pet , read and study Some Data
       Report Info Archives from Steve, WillNewcomb, Masked Man , or
       Data Report, and the rest of the crew...I'd be like "I almost
       died I'm never gonna risk getting covid again!.. I don't wanna
       die thinking "I was here, and then I wasn’t" To me this is crazy
       just stay at home and share online.. go for longevity!
       The next bout of covid might kill him if that other bout of
       covid was so bad.. I don't understand people it kind of makes
       you wonder and its kind of sad like there a hole on him and he
       just can't fill it and  has have attention like he doesn't have
       love at home where its safe.. maybe I get flack for thinking
       that and assuming all that but it just seems like somebody
       should protect him. All we have is life.
       I just wouldn't risk covid again like he's doing. To me he could
       simply be engaged in more interesting activities from home and
       be safe. Perhaps I'm overprotective but I don't wanna see him
       get covid again.. I certainly would were a mask and would want
       him to wear a mask as well if we chatted. I judge people actions
       . I'm sure people hate that but its outta love and respect. I
       believe in not talking unnecessary risks. I just think one could
       be safer, wear a mask and get away with doing all sorts of wild
       and crazy things and having fun.
       I don't understand Scarface going back for more risking getting
       another scar. Isn't one scar enough?
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       Re: Anosognosia: condition when  brain can’t recognize one or mo
       re other health conditions & Side Comment on Science Den
       By: Masked Man Date: January 21, 2026, 3:28 am
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       Here we go again...
       Actor and activist @mattmcgorry is one of millions of Americans
       living with Long COVID.
       He joined Acting NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse to
       discuss the long-term impacts of COVID-19 and NYC’s ongoing
       response.
  HTML https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGgHZuSqb8e/
       There seems to be a never ending supply of people that do this
       ..They are all to willing to simply catch covid again even if it
       gave them serious long term repercussions ...even if they have
       long covid they go maskless and get into a face of a maskless
       doctor. Is this illness amnesia? Why don't they have a rational
       fear now of something that is bad for them? Why don't they
       modify their behavior to protect themselves that reflects that
       rational fear? Why don't they show defensive-like behavior that
       protects them from catching it again? What is it about humans
       that make them this way even after they got hit hard by
       something that is really bad for them? Why do they go back for
       more suffering and more chances of catching it again? Why aren't
       they scared like they should be? I would think rational fear is
       good because it makes a do something to not repeat the bad
       experience?
       ... why if you have long covid are sitting so close to some
       doctor whose probably around a lot of people all day!? I'm like
       this is nuts!.. wear a mask ! Why isn't the doctor not masking
       in front of this guy.. aren't they going to be embarrassed if he
       gets a covid again!?  Wanna get long covid on top your long
       covid!?  I will never understand maskless covid victims
       discussing covid. This is how they caught it to begin with be
       sitting there in each others faces!!  They have what I call
       antiprecautionosis a condition where their brain can’t recognize
       the danger of not taking precautions such as masking in face of
       dangerous illness and disease.
       Furthermore, Masked Man wants masked friends.. you would think
       this mattmcgorry guy would now mask.. you'd think after all that
       he's been through having caught covid he'd be good recruiting
       material for the Masked Man! You would think Oh he'd wear a mask
       and so would I and we could play a masked game of tennis and
       have the time of our lives and ride back home and go our
       separate ways safely in our masks. I don't understand why this
       hasn't happened at least in my community. I would think  people
       would wear a mask because they have an aversion  to pain
       discomfort that comes from illnesses and so naturally they would
       mask and so I'd have a tennis partner. Its weird I don't se more
       people masking and I wanna play tennis but not with maskless
       person. I don't wanna play tennis that bad.
       Wouldn't that be a lot smarter and healthier for that
       mattmcgorry guy that got burnt bad by long covid  to play tennis
       in a mask than to go masklessly talk to some maskless doctor in
       a room?
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