Been not posting for a bit for bad-feeling reasons and now this

Shit just keeps getting worse and worse doomjak

One antigen test (all I had/can afford) is negative but I’m almost certain its covid cuz my friend I see all the time is sick and someone they live with has a confirmed case :(

I have never felt more doomer in my life, can’t stop thinking about not living

I don’t want to get worse anymore

At least this time I don’t feel so sick

    • PaX [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      25·
      3 months ago

      Hopefully, thank you

      Just can’t stop thinking about all those studies about increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, cognitive impairment etc, brain shrinking, etc etc etc doomjak

      • vovchik_ilich [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        11·
        3 months ago

        While what you say is true, we should keep in mind that those effects are rare overall, and that COVID being one of the most studied (and most tested) diseases at this point, we’re bound to find more effects than for other illnesses. You’ve beat it before, you can do it again 💪💪 keep us updated, comrade

        • barrbaric [he/him]@hexbear.netMEnglish
          19·
          3 months ago

          we should keep in mind that those effects are rare overall

          This is untrue. I get that you’re trying to be positive here, but it’s not worth minimizing the dangers.

          Around 1/5 Americans (18.3% or 60 million people) have had long COVID in total, and around 5-7% (1/20-1/14 or 16-23 million people) seem to be experiencing it at any given time (the latest CDC survey from June-July says 5.5%). For Trans people, the percentage currently experiencing long COVID is 16%; for people with disabilities, it’s 12.6%. Around a quarter of the total (1.4% or 4.5 million people) reported having long COVID symptoms that caused “significant activity limitations”.

          The VA study from 2022 had a 52% increased rate of stroke, and 63% increased rate of cardiovascular issues in general.

          These are not “rare”.

          • Ivysaur [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
            13·
            3 months ago

            Thank you. I wanted to say something similar but didn’t have the numbers readily on me, and call this a hunch but I suspect you’ll want to have any citations handy for the rest of the stats that are unrelated to the CDC survey.

      • Mantikora [none/use any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        9·
        3 months ago

        When I had COVID last time, I felt similar this way as well, but I think anxiety is normal symptom or side effect of the symptoms.

        If you’re scared of COVID, I think the best solution is to get vaccinated regularly. I don’t feel like going through that again and I also have some worries about the long term effects, so I’m planning to get mine soon and having one every year.

        • barrbaric [he/him]@hexbear.netMEnglish
          11·
          3 months ago

          Vaccines are useful tools but they are not a perfect solution, and people should still be taking other measures such as masking and avoiding in-person events whenever possible. Additionally, as vaccines lose effectiveness and the most prominent variants tend to change over time, people should be getting a booster every 6 months.

          Also just a pet peeve but most people aren’t “scared” of COVID, they’re accurately realizing that we’re in the midst of an ongoing pandemic and mass disabling event and feeling despair.