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Fun little test about your knowledge on COVID. (useful because it points out unevidenced misconceptions or conspiracies) (seanmullen.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm 135 kilos of strongly-built man (yes, that includes a beer gut. I'm not a bodybuilder, but I used to do powerlifting, but never stopped eating like a powerlifter). I haven't really had any form of anxiety since high school, which was several years before COVID. Long COVID still hit me like a freight train, because it was after COVID that I started getting weird chest pains and high blood pressure. Had to get medicated for it even, for a while at least.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Similar voyage here, tall/big in shape, got a sort-of long COVID, taste for spicy things went away, got like a plastic film on my eyes, except it wasn't on my eyes or eyesight but on my brain (bad metaphor but IDK how to better explain it). Lasted up til this spring... Re-got COVID and when it went away, so did the "film" (or brain fog). I'm better but it was harsh times, especially for work. People are such jerks.

    I'm trying to get all sporty now :-) but when I'm sick it's hard not to get weirdly anxious... (🫦 <= This icon is proposed for "anxious" 😂 wtf).

    Hope you're doing better, it's worth it!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh yeah, COVID made my ADHD brain fog even worse. It's slightly starting to improve, but not a whole lot. Tried Concerta and Elvanse (Vyanse), neither of them help too much.

    Getting all sporty may help too. Before COVID, I'd often go for walks listening to a podcast (since I can't walk or do any other cardio without something to focus on other than the grueling exercise) and afterwards I'd feel almost like a new person with motivation helping me pierce through the fog. Temporarily, at least. Lately I just am finding it harder and harder to find time for everything and I only take walks when I'm trying to get my toddler to take a nap, I should definitely be doing it more.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sheesh, sounds like it's past you though? Hope so. Back to that relaxing beer gut!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Have started being more active again for various reasons, so that's helped a bunch with the heart health, yeah. Mind you, I'm not even 30 yet, so it was totally unexpected to have my systolic blood pressure shoot up by 70 or 80 mmHg pretty much overnight. If I had any free time whatsoever, I'd try to start exercising again, but my kid's too young for daycare. When I can have something resembling a schedule again, I'll use my extremely flexible work schedule to my advantage and start going to the gym when pretty much everyone else is at work or school. Till then, it's stroller walks!

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