I agree on one count – that the trend towards chumros has had very sad results. In this case – to force you to refuse to align yourself with the machmirim, to the extent that you would rather develop your own theories of reasonable halacha, to the exclusion of the sometimes inherently difficult aspects of halachah, even in cases where these “outlandish methods” are actually required.
You earlier stated that you are seeking the truth, yet when faced with the findings of experts, you choose to go with your own assumptions, and limited experience, of reality. Well.