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>It is not psychosomatic, and involves real changes to the structure and chemistry of the brain. I'm not one of the people that completely denies long COVID is
by boomboomsubban 4y ago
>It is not psychosomatic, and involves real changes to the structure and chemistry of the brain.
I'm not one of the people that completely denies long COVID is a thing, but this statement seems strange. It at least reads as "it's not psychosomatic because it causes real changes" but a psychosomatic illness causes real changes without a clear cause.
They could be two unconnected statements poorly quoted, but "it caused physical changes" is too often used to dismiss a psychosomatic cause.
- tcoff91 4y agoWhat makes this all so complicated is that there could very well be both many people whose problems are primarily biological, and others who are experiencing some kind of psychosomatic issue. There’s a ton of variation in people. COVID effects different people in such different ways, there is no simple definitive answer to this that we will be able to apply to every individual.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoI agree, which is why I find a neurologist stating in certain terms "it's not psychosomatic" strange.
- Izkata 4y agoPsychosomatic means "real symptoms caused or made worse (noticeable) by state of mind". They're saying there's actual damage involved, that it's not just psychological.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoDon't real symptoms cause actual damage?
- Izkata 4y agoThe difference is the cause, not the effect.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoIf both long COVID and a psychosomatic illness could have caused the effect, how are they determining the cause?
- Izkata 4y agoLong COVID is defined by its symptoms - it's the effect, not a cause. Damage from COVID (the acute phase) and mental state are two possible causes. They're claiming that COVID is directly causing damage that then leads to Long COVID, and that mental state doesn't play a role.