Long COVID, now much better, crediting self-kindness and fewer spoons
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my PCP did "officially" diagnose Long Covid
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I'd say I'm about at 80% recovered, leaps and bounds from where I was. I still get hit hard recovering from viruses and say no to lots of things I'd like to do
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID, later officially diagnosed by their PCP, stopped all vitamins and stopped searching forums for answers. They said they were about 80% recovered, leaps and bounds from where they had been, crediting treating themselves with more kindness and using fewer spoons. Viruses still hit them hard and they decline many activities they would like to do.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vitamins · Not said
I stopped all vitamins
In context ↗ - spoons · Helped
I found ways to utilize less "spoons" when I needed and saved them up when I could.
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | Long COVID, later officially diagnosed by their PCPmy PCP did "officially" diagnose Long CovidIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-12-27 | about 80% recovered after stopping vitamins and forums, using spoons carefullyI'd say I'm about at 80% recovered, leaps and bounds from where I was.In context ↗ | Mild |
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