I was going to boycott Time Magazine but this article about people being put in psychiatric wards for having Long Covid or MECFS symptoms is worth reading.
I cried for the woman in Massachusetts. That almost happened to me.
When I came back east from LA in 2014 my PCP in NH threatened me with ECT if I continued to complain about fatigue. I was terrified & I immediately got a new doctor but it took forever to get the slander out of my medical records.
I’m not exaggerating when I say it took years before I could think about how close I came to letting someone permanently destroy my life without having an anxiety attack about it. I can’t even imagine the amount of PEM that would follow ECT. I would never be able to get help at the hospital again for any kind of physical ailment that can’t be seen with tests. And I definitely wouldn’t have sought treatment ever again.
I also really appreciate that this article mentions how those depression screenings that PCP‘s offices will do are inappropriate for people with chronic illness.
https://time.com/7206080/long-covid-psychiatric-wards/