This post was brought to you by the realization that I have coworkers in Iran and a boss whose entire family lives there. Not that I wouldn't stand with them anyway, I just hadn't noticed until today that people I know are actually majorly affected by everything happening there.

I actually have an AU quite similar to this (in my head only unfortunately)

OH MY GOD I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS

You're so right and I hate that #alternativefactsarenotfacts

I've had strangers, friends and family alike try to convince me my #longcovid wasn't real. Mindblowing. And then they think they've got me cornered, because I'm just too stunned to reply.

I'm so sorry. Sadly, this is the reality for many people, not just #longcovid victims. It baffles me all the time how people can just go "I don't like this fact, therefore it's not a fact". #mecfs #postcovid #chronicalillness #pots #chronicalpain

Indeed. It's tragic how even such a large group of people can be purposefully kept out of the spotlight if it doesn't align with people's opinions. I hope it gets better for you #pots #longcovid #awareness #postcovid #disabilityawareness

How do these "general opinions" form? It often starts with the #media. They frame something as bad: it will always be bad. Politicians jump onto it, spreading the opinion around, sometimes even claiming it to be factual. And soon, everyone has heard it atleast vaguely and has a subconscious bias.

These are my experiences by the way. I think everyone in the field knows the big issues people with Long Covid have, but I want to talk about the small inconveniences. Because once you have it, it affects every aspect of your life. It is a disability, period. #longcovid #postcovid #covidisnotover

Adding onto this: it's a flu until tomatoes knock you out, you can't breathe in the middle of the night and you lose your appetite to the point where you have to make yourself eat because you can tell your body can't go without it any longer #longcovid #postcovid