Every winter, I experience a slump in both my physical and mental wellbeing. It’s not full-blown Seasonal Affective Disorder, but I feel cognitively sluggish and lacking in motivation. The same happened at the start of this year, only this time it was much worse. Concentrating was a struggle and even short periods of work exhausted me. I became easily overwhelmed and developed a constant anxiety I could not control. I also struggled to remember names in social situations and would randomly lose my train of thought. It felt like I was going mad.
Initially, I put it down to stress, but after various conversations with colleagues and my doctor, I realised that I had brain fog as a result of long Covid — I had the virus in July 2021.