[ArkVark]

It is definitely psychological.

I was suffering daily after COVID when living still under lockdown.

I moved to a non-lockdown country (where the strategy is now herd immunity) and felt better immediately, and now have zero lingering symptoms.

Lockdown and Government restrictions are more suffocating than COVID.

[bettem]

The effect of lockdowns on mental health is undoubtedly large, however I would hazard against ruling a very large number of people with numerous studies & epidemiologists behind them as purely psychological.

[ketamine__]

The number of people studied is very small. It certainly isn't evidence based enough for a report on Cochrane.

[bettem]

Fair point, however the intent of my reply was to not dismiss something as psychological when there isn’t an extensive study on the topic.

[istorical]

Perhaps your anecdata would be more convincing if you put "It _can_ definitely be psychological" because your claim sounds a bit absolute as is.

I can easily offer my own experience with covid symptoms that is quite different than yours but I wouldn't make an "it is" statement because of it.