An Alternate Theory For Why COVID Recoveries Have Mental Health Issues
3 min readCOVID-19 patients, upon recovery, are suffering from mental issues at an alarming rate. Experts are blaming this on the virus itself, but I’d like to propose an alternate theory.
Background
According to a study published in the Lancet Psychiatry Journal, 34% of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have been diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric illnesses within six months of recovery. A prior study by the same researchers indicated 20% of COVID-19 survivors were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within three months, indicating a rise in cases of brain or psychiatric disorder.
The severity of the patient’s COVID-19 infection had no relationship with the occurrence of mental illness. Anxiety and mood disorders were the most common diagnosis.
Researchers have been unable to determine why this link exists, but some experts confidently proclaimed that the increase in mental illness is due to the virus itself. Simon Wessely, chair of psychiatry at King’s College London, said, “This is a very important paper. It confirms beyond any reasonable doubt that COVID-19 affects both brain and mind in equal measure.”
My Theory
First of all, I should note that I have had verified COVID-19. I experienced symptoms including full-body pain, tight breathing, loss of taste and smell, and serious fatigue. For three or four days, I felt pretty darn bad. With plenty of rest, fluids, and a little medication to control pain, I was back to normal within a couple of weeks. My body told me that COVID-19 was over. Germ theory reminded me that I was no longer at risk of getting sick or making other people sick with my presence. Yet the societal restrictions remained. People still wore masks around like they actually did something. Basically, my body was telling me one thing, and what I saw was telling me something totally different.
Perhaps if not for my constant chronicling and observation of all things coronavirus over the last year, this dissonance would seriously affect my mental health. Similar to children and teenagers suffering serious mental health issues due to the societal damage being done in the name of “safety,” those recovered from COVID-19 defeated the virus only to have the world tell them that the virus was still running their lives.
A person who has both recovered from COVID-19 and can do basic research knows full well that they have no reason at all to wear a mask, distance from anyone, or in any way not go back to normal life. They have a .0000536% chance of developing COVID-19 again. In other words, it is not going to happen. But instead of celebrating their recovery with a return to normalcy (and perhaps an ability to help care for others without fear of infecting them), they are forced to keep jumping through government hoops.
The underlying reason why 34% of COVID recoveries are now dealing with mental health issues could very well be the exact same underlying reason why society at large has seen mental health issues skyrocket due to government-forced mitigations.
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I concur. The more the government treats us like cattle, the more depressed some will be, especially after contracting Covid-19 and recovering and still being treated like cattle.