A new study reveals a significant link between childhood abuse and a higher risk of developing post-COVID-19 conditions | The research found that those who experienced severe abuse as children had a 42 percent increased risk of post-COVID-19 conditions compared to those who did not experience abuse.
Childhood abuse predicts increased risk of post-COVID conditions, new research shows
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Lots of complications here. I’d simply argue if you experienced childhood trauma you are more likely to participate in risk taking behavior as an adult including poor diet habits, illicit drug use (or prescription for antidepressant or anti anxiety), smoking, sedentary lifestyle etc. This study is not only not peer reviewed scholarly article, helping add to validity, but it’s a retrospective study of other retrospective studies (weakest possible source).
The study should have had 0 to do with covid, and instead try to find incidence of obesity or smoking in adults who have had childhood trauma. Then a separate study on if obesity or smoking can predispose you to long term covid symptoms.
Turns out you’re more vulnerable if you experienced childhood trauma. That’s no surprise if you’re not a hardcore somatic medicine body-separate-from-mind priest. A lot of Long Covid has to do with psychology, even if the community hyperventilates each time this is suggested. Gabor Maté for example has said basically everything that needs to be said about the mind-body connection and its role in chronic diseases.
Just like flu, EBV, CMV, HPV, Herpes simplex, Herpes zoster, and almost every other virus that’s ever been studied. This study is proving that COVID is *unexceptional*.