I have literally zero medical training and nothing here is meant to diagnose or cure anything, it’s just a few things I found that helped me, but your mileage will most likely vary, but I hope you might find some of this useful ✌️
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Not sure what Long COVID is? Start here.
Who’s affected by LC?
As of September 2024, it appears that in the U.S. 17.9% of the population has experienced long COVID, and it generally affects middle-aged to younger people more than people over 60, with cisgender females and transgender people being the most affected.
There is an interactive graph linked below I’d recommend checking out.
Videos
Several Videos I found useful/interesting, this is a growling list.
What it can look like to get hit by LC (long COVID)
In this video interview, Jack Bearfox talks about his 5-year struggle with ME/CFS, triggered by a viral infection and heartbreak
Sleep and Anxiety
One of the symptoms I struggle with a lot is sleep, it feels like I haven’t woken up feeling rested for years now 😢, but a few things that have helped me are trying to deal with the anxiety I developed around sleep.
I got more and more anxious that I wouldn’t be able to sleep or sleep well and that in itself started making me sleep worse.
This probably sounds like it’s not useful, but the message of this video is to give up on your sleep, you can’t control your sleep, and it will come when it wants.
I still have a bedtime routine so I don’t take this as don’t do anything, but more try to stop obsessing and let go, it wasn’t easy for me but I now almost never dread going to sleep like I used to do, I sleep a little better sometimes and a little worse, and that’s just how it goes.
Podcasts
Several Podcastas I found useful/interesting, this is a growling list.
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Social media
Several Social media accounts I found useful/interesting, this is a growling list.
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Articles
Several Articles I found useful/interesting, this is a growling list.
Blog: How to get on
This is a great blog and group of resources for those trying to survive with ME/CFS, but is applicable to many chronically ill peoples, with how to practice pacing to how to talk to doctors.
Blog: Recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
An extremely detailed guide and story of Bruce Campbell, PhD long recovery story, it has great pacing types and goes into great detail about how he felt and dealt with many situations that are common for those with chronic illness. Highly recommend, it’s what started my pacing attempts 🙃