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Originally Posted by Penglobal
With the unbelievable rise in COVID cases, with hospitals nearing their capacity and many American's still refusing to vaccinate themselves, It's quite apparent that the country "MAY" go into a modified lockdown and once again everyday commodities will be in short supply.
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Just my opinion, but this is a normal reaction to feeling scared and anxious. In order to feel in control, hoarding supplies makes one feel like they have done something and have overcome a envisioned danger. As many others have pointed out, there are new dangers (no electricity, target for theft, etc.) that introduce new anxiety where ones life is reduced to reacting to perceived concerns. Not a healthy way to live.
Its prudent to have non-perishable food as we all saw with hurricane Katrina, but if one has stockpiled more than a month or so of consumables, I think it is more of a mental health concern than that of being over prepared.