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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Could you maybe start by gong for a walk with them outside? It's one of the safest things you can do - there's good airflow and little to no chance of infection that might trigger their anxieties. If you can get them out of the house a bit in ways that they feel safe, it might help them realize that they are cutting themselves off from everything.

To some extent, I understand your friend, especially since there really are a lot of dangers that people have just gotten bored of dealing with, so they're just ignoring Covid now. There's definitely a medium between totally stopping all precautions and where your friend is, though. If you're willing to let your friend keep masking &amp; sanitizing while they're out of the house, you can probably get them to at least interact with the world again, which is really helpful for depression.
gpt
A walk… maybe. I did go to the house and hang out for a bit. I had to wear a mask and everything had to be sanitized. But they’re just not receptive to the idea that going out might be not just “nice,” but necessary to go on paying the bills. It’s like they’re starving to death in front of a table of food.