'Just not myself': 5 COVID-19 survivors detail mental health struggles

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'Just not myself': 5 COVID-19 survivors detail mental health struggles
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What about the mental health effects of Covid19?

What's more, experts know that being in the intensive care unit impacts mental health. Patients and their families often developed something called“For people who are in the ICU for a long time, for other reasons, or people who have chronic illnesses have higher occurrences of mental health conditions,” Ely said.

“People say they never want to see me again,” he explained. “You feel very alone. You feel very depressed and anxious.” Andréa Ceresa remembers when she'd perform as a singer, she often ran around the stage. After having COVID-19 symptoms since April 17, she wonders if she'll ever have the energy she once had.Since becoming sick more than 130 days ago, she's had tinnitus, nausea and neuropathy among other symptoms.

“I don't leave our house,” the 33-year-old from San Marcos, California, told TODAY. “We went to the car wash and I panicked because I was thinking who went through this car wash without a mask on … It just plays out over and over.” Like Harris, Alfaro often experiences a racing heart beat and she panics that she’s having a heart attack. That causes her anxiety to spike, but overall she feels blue.

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