Are You Or Someone You Love Suffering From Mask Dependency?

By John and Ken Staff

April 19, 2022

John Tierney is a contributing editor of City Journal, and his latest article titled 'Maskaholics' dives into why some people are still wearing masks... despite lifted mandates.

Tierney says that wearing masks gives some a false 'sense of security'.

close up of a protective ffp2 mask in the doctor's office during the coronavirus epidemic
Photo: Getty Images
"They’re suffering from “mask dependency,” as this psychological affliction is termed in Japan, where a long tradition of mask-wearing during flu season has left some individuals afraid at any time to expose their faces in public..." Tierney writes. "...Covering up may give the maskaholics a false sense of security—but they could breathe more easily if they’d just face the facts."

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