While PPSD is not (yet) a recognised mental health condition, experts strongly believe it should be.
“If you previously experienced anxiety or depression, the symptoms may be worse,” he adds. “If you were functioning well before the pandemic and are now experiencing these symptoms, it is likely you are experiencing PPSD.” He advises if these or other symptoms are occurring regularly and ‘bad days’ are starting to outnumber ‘good days’, then it might be best to seek help.
“The cumulative effect of these measures has led to increases in stress and anxiety, as well as depression and loneliness,” he adds. “For many, the symptoms associated with these conditions will diminish as the public health situation improves and restrictions are eased, but for others, the experience of having had Covid-19, or living through the pandemic will have long-lasting effects, in particular for frontline health care workers or bereaved family members.
Dublin-based Eliana Colantonio, 30, was diagnosed with PTSD earlier this year after suffering a severe case of Covid-19 on sabbatical leave in Italy last October. “I was afraid I was going to stop breathing and would die alone, away from my family and friends back home in Argentina.” Her agonising pain lasted 20 days until she got better, but unsurprisingly she was traumatised by the experience, leading to fears of getting it again and not being able to survive it a second time.
“Everyone I met on the street would immediately trigger my fight or flight response: ‘Am I too close? Is my mask enough? How many people have they met this week?’ A month ago, I started developing physical symptoms, but the doctors found nothing. The following day, I decided to discuss it with my therapist and she diagnosed me with PTSD triggered by [Covid-19] trauma.”
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