Last week I started feeling a scratchy throat and some mild fatigue after visiting a few crowded places, and I wasn’t sure whether it was just a normal cold or something more serious like COVID. I had friends telling me different things—some said to test immediately, others said to wait a few days to get more accurate results.
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It’s kind of surprising how much chance is involved even when you do everything right because two people in the same situation can end up with totally different results. Sometimes you follow all the rules, wait the perfect number of days, and still get unexpected outcomes, and that unpredictability makes it feel like you’re balancing on a tightrope. I’ve noticed that even with good precautions, things can change really fast depending on how the virus spreads, how strong your immune system is, or just random factors you can’t control, which keeps me a bit anxious every time there’s exposure. It’s a weird mix of being careful but also realizing some things are just out of your hands.