Re: your comments about chemical sensitivity -- Do you think there is such a thing as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) disorder, or is it that all of us just react differently to different environmental toxins?
Reason I ask is because last year I wrote a piece about an individual who claims to suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity, but who also clearly suffers from serious mental instability. You can find the piece here (https://www.growingupalienated.com/covidmania/) -- it's too bad the images don't embed properly anymore cause you'll be able to get a better sense as to why I think this man is actually suffering psychologically, not physiologically. When writing this I also found that chronic anxiety plays a key role in those who claim to suffer from MCS.
It makes sense because many Covidians who claim to suffer from long covid (or who live in perpetual fear) often suffer from a host of other self-diagnosed illnesses / unrecognized, umbrella-type disorders.
So I wonder: Are disorders like MCS anxiety-based? Is there a link between long covid and psychological distress as well? I think so. What do you think?
Re: your comments about chemical sensitivity -- Do you think there is such a thing as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) disorder, or is it that all of us just react differently to different environmental toxins?
Reason I ask is because last year I wrote a piece about an individual who claims to suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity, but who also clearly suffers from serious mental instability. You can find the piece here (https://www.growingupalienated.com/covidmania/) -- it's too bad the images don't embed properly anymore cause you'll be able to get a better sense as to why I think this man is actually suffering psychologically, not physiologically. When writing this I also found that chronic anxiety plays a key role in those who claim to suffer from MCS.
It makes sense because many Covidians who claim to suffer from long covid (or who live in perpetual fear) often suffer from a host of other self-diagnosed illnesses / unrecognized, umbrella-type disorders.
So I wonder: Are disorders like MCS anxiety-based? Is there a link between long covid and psychological distress as well? I think so. What do you think?