Long COVID DR for about three months now recovered after DP Manual course and keeping busy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Now: Recovered
now it's all gone and I'm even better than before
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person described a DR state they didn't understand and freaked out about for about three months. They credited an online DP Manual course and deliberately keeping busy, along with stopping cannabis, and reported the symptom had completely gone and they felt better than before it began.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- DP Manual · Helped a lot
I'd highly recommend getting a course online for this (I used the DP Manual)
In context ↗ - not smoking weed · Helped
I'm even better than before because I'm not smoking weed
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 2022 (approx.) | derealization / dream-like state beganI got it, didn't know what it was, went along for the ride and freaked out with it for about 3 monthsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022-09-09 | derealization gone; felt better than beforenow it's all gone and I'm even better than before because I'm not smoking weed, more goal-orientedIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
freaked out with it for about 3 months
In context ↗
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