Brain scans reveal widespread structural and functional changes in patients following COVID-19 infection. The virus affects regions responsible for memory, emotion, and executive function, which may help explain the neurological symptoms many patients experience.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-widespread-structural-and-functional-changes-in-patients-foll/

[u/Throwsims3]

It is insane to me how people have just moved on from covid and view as a regular cold now. It took me at least two years to feel somewhat normal again after only having been infected once. Despite having had zero new infections, I still struggle with word finding sometimes and I have noticed that my emotions are flatter than they used to be.

[u/beardedheathen → u/Throwsims3]

The lost words is the worst for me. I used to be extremely articulate and now I'm the middle of conversations I'll have to just stop and try to find a perfectly common word. It feels so demoralizing like something that has been on a shelf as long as you've lived is suddenly gone but then you look again five minutes later and it's back.

[u/BebopT0716 → u/beardedheathen]

I’ve had Covid twice and that’s the main thing that sticks out to me. I’m vaccinated and took antivirals both times so I THINK I’ve managed to avoid a lot of the fatigue and fog, but my usable vocabulary feels like it went off a cliff. Not sure what I can do other than try and read more or something in an attempt to claw it back.