Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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“I thought that the stress of my life caught up to me and my brain just went dead. It’s like I stopped having thoughts or plans or desire. I’ve felt extreme depersonalization and derealization.”
Cause
r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/julywillbehot (post 1k63zyu): long COVID / post-COVID autoimmunity (misattributed to anxiety for ~1y) → brain went dead / stopped having thoughts or plans or desire + extreme DPDR + dense fog. Clearer unused long-COVID BOTH than Sep 28 uncertain COVID/SSRI 339.
Duration
~1 year of symptoms before LC diagnosis (ongoing at Apr 2025 post)
Recovery notes
Asks how others cope/get better; modafinil and anxiety framing unhelpful; no recovery claimed.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/covidlonghaulers/comments/1k63zyu/folks_with_significant_neuropsych_symptoms_whats/

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