I almost pity someone whose life is so dominated by fear, that they live like that, in that kind of self-imposed bondage.
If you dare bring it up to them they will of course say that they aren’t living in fear, that they are living a normal life, etc. As they avoid social gatherings, dining out, wearing a mask to get a gallon of milk at the local CVS And watch the news every day for the latest doom and gloom report