Wondering what to say to COVID-19 skeptics, who still don’t get it?

Rest assured, you’re not alone.

Here’s what a psychologist and epidemiologist suggest.

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Full stop.This is wrong on so many levels.

Then, when the numbers started getting worse, I thought that she would take precautions more seriously.

When she returned, she expected to stay (inside) my mom and stepfathers house for Christmas.

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Chicago-based psychotherapist

All of it made me wonder whether she hadnt seen the news or just didnt care.

What exactly can you say to them?

But, dont make any personal accusations that may move the conversation from being productive into a combative place.

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Reassure them that you care for them, then set your boundaries, and refuse to argue with them.

Dont get drawn into a misinformation war, says Dr. Daramus.

This has been going on since March.

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If arguing was going to help, it would have helped by now.

Its Amazing How Its All Connected.

With that in mind, heres what Dr.

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However, no one is arguing that heart disease and cancer are not serious health problems.

Additionally, you might add that vaccines are a major line of COVID-19 defenseeven as mutations persist.Dr.

This is worth mentioning if youre dealing with someone who is skeptical of the vaccine.

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[People] have to see that taking risks with others health is going to have consequences.

And sometimes not even then.

Ive known a couple of people who came close to dying and still believed in the conspiracy theories.

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But often, the biggest changes will only come from a negative outcome that affects them personally.

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