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The Offsc℞ipt Pharmacist's avatar

Great article. My doc marvels how well I’m doing despite all my RA markers being high (like CRP of 60 at times) and says I have RA robusticus, lol. It was hard getting to where I am, but doable.

I want to thank you for playing a part in my recovery.🤗

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toolate's avatar

Sad thing is, Many LC patients will assume this is gaslighting instead of good medical advice. They will think you are saying the disease is all in their heads when in fact you are NOT saying that at all.

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Moriarty's avatar

I literally, and I mean literally, instant block anyone on social media who disparage Long COVID.

Anyone who reads my resilience article will see I understand Long COVID patients, I have went through a lot physically.

This is a necessary step to get out of their situation. It is very hard sometimes, but doable.

This comment is aimed at the random reader not you :), it may sound too critical lol

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sadie's avatar

Timely article, as right now in America, half of us are in a mourning phase over the assassination of a positive and promising young man and aghast at the negativity of those who are glad he is dead. It's like a black fog blew through the heart of the nation. I sometimes feel like the MKUltra stuff is still ongoing through their constant bombardment of negative or disturbing news, plus the EMFs, subliminal messaging and who knows what all else -- degrading our brains daily. What a crazy world!

Outside of the spike damage, per this article, the negative environment that the lockdowns caused must have added to some of the mental deficits we're seeing now. There was so much dark negativity and fear. How does a culture get its sense of humor back? We sure need it. Life is like a comedic horror show that ends in tragedy. Need to focus on the comedy part - laughter is a good medicine.

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Kevin's avatar

Is it positive thinking or the lack of negative thinking? I have read that at some level your brain doesn't distinguish between a real event and an imagined one. Hence the results showing that your body responds to imagined weightlifting. So if you imagine stressful situations, your body will respond with a stress hormone cascade just as if you were actually experiencing the event. This if you don't imagine negative situations, your body shouldn't release cortisol, etc.

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Bfield^4's avatar

Excellent thank you. Reminds me of Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself.

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