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After just a few hours of work, Caitlin Barber was exhausted and overwhelmed. A 27-year-old barber, a nutritionist at a nursing home in Saugerties, NY, once enjoyed long-distance running and completed at least eight half-marathons. But after a few months COVID-19 (new coronavirus infectious disease) (# If there is no character limit, add parentheses when first appearing Symptoms, working hours leave her cleared.

“My job was really great, but I tried three times to get back, and even a few hours I’m completely exhausted,” she said today. “I have been negative for COVID since the beginning of June and my symptoms do not relieve.”

Barber shop — Long distance carrier, Coronavirus patients Symptoms of months — I first experienced signs of the virus on 30 March and got a positive COVID-19 diagnosis on 3 April. Recently she experienced a fog in her brain, Hair loss, Eye pain or headache. However, she also works on mental health, experiencing depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and an unprecedented condition.

“I’m just so isolated,” she said. “When you’re depressed, you have these terrible, terrible thoughts in your head, and perhaps the thought of returning to the world on the second wave is really scary.”

Her husband and family provide her with emotional support, and she takes medication and is treated. However, she has also found that her physical condition worsens her mental health.

“They are hard to treat because they are accompanied by physical symptoms, which have not been treated (psychological symptoms),” she said. “Science is not really there.”

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers will discover more about its impact on people. Still, there is still much to learn, including how it affects mental health.

Studies by Italian researchers published in the journal Brain, behavior, immunity It was found that 56% of the 402 adults who survived COVID-19 experienced at least one mental health condition one month after hospitalization. Experts are unclear whether COVID-19 alters the brain, is likely to worsen the condition of the brain, or is indirectly caused by the disease.

“The first thing is: whether the virus directly affects the brain or mental health situation. And I think it’s absolutely possible,” said Dr. E. Wesley Erie, co-director of the doctor. Serious illness, brain dysfunction, survival (CIBS) Center and a professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville said today. “The answer to this question can vary significantly over the course of a year.”

Ely said experts know that COVID-19 often affects the brain by not causing olfaction, delirium, and brain fog. However, getting sick with COVID-19 can indirectly affect your mental health.

“People are lonely. They are isolated. No one loves them,” Elie said. “It causes depression-like symptoms. It leads to anxiety disorders.”

In addition, experts know that being in an intensive care unit can affect your mental health. Patients and their families have developed what is often called Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), It has both physical and mental symptoms.

“People who have been in the ICU for long periods of time for other reasons, or who have chronic illnesses, have a higher incidence of mental health conditions,” Ely said.

Marcus Tomov became ill with COVID-19 in early June and his symptoms (such as constant headache, dizziness, lower back to neck pain, numbness, chest pain, nausea, weight loss, dyspnea) The rest will continue. Trying to manage pain requires a lot of effort and tires him, but he also deals with guilt. He believes he gave COVID-19 to his mom and stepfather. Taking them down for treatment at the hospital felt awful.

“I have to go home, cry and deal with my own pain,” she, 28, started clothing brand Lyfe Thryver in Finnish Tampa, Florida to raise funds for survivors of COVID-19. I didn’t.” “That’s what really affected me, that guilt.”

Tomov is also facing isolation. Some of his friends who knew his diagnosis avoided him.

“People say they don’t want to see me again,” he explained. “You feel so lonely. You are so depressed and worried.”

Tomoff finds support through Survivor Corps, an online support group for over 90,000 COVID-19 survivors. Having a community helps him and others address persistent symptoms and mental health problems.

Andrea Suresa, 46, office manager and singer in Branchburg, NJ, said, “Survivor Corps saved me in a number of ways.” Gave me hope.”

Since becoming ill more than 130 days ago, she has experienced tinnitus, nausea, and neuropathy (weakness in the limbs due to nerve damage) among other symptoms.

“I have a suicide desire. I was at the lowest point in my life,” explained Cheresa. “I have a terrible panic attack, maybe every other day. I’ve never had a panic attack before.”

Looking at people without masks, I’m worried about going to a grocery store, but the biggest problem is whether or not I can go well again.

“My biggest fear is that I won’t get better,” she said.

Other long-distance carriers also share that concern. Genica Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on April 13, and has since shown symptoms such as heartbeat, back pain, cold intolerance, and fatigue. She currently has anxiety, depression, PTSD, and some obsessive-compulsive behavior.

“I will not leave home,” said a 33-year-old boy from San Marcos, California today. “We went to the car wash and was wondering who passed this car wash without a mask, so I panicked… replayed again and again.”

Kayleen Alfaro has been ill since the beginning of March and believes he has at least 40 symptoms, including relentless headaches and persistent nausea. Always feeling unwell affects her mental health.

A 36-year-old from Sacramento, California, said today, “I have today. I don’t even know what to do.” “I feel like I’m in a nightmare. I’m not myself.”

Like Harris, Alfaro experiences frequent heartbeats and panics when he has a heart attack. It soars her anxiety, but she feels blue overall.

“This is causing depression for me because I am so depressed about being sick,” she said. “I don’t know what’s happening to my body. I don’t know if it has any damage. I don’t know if this will last forever. No one helped me… honestly, this No one is well educated about.

All of them are being treated for mental health, but I agree that it is helpful to get support and share stories.

“It is essential that we bring consciousness,” Harris said. “That recovered number you see—well, that’s great. But you don’t know what recovery looks like, and this is what I’m showing you. It’s a daily challenge. Getting out of bed is difficult.”