<p>A long COVID patient has revealed how the somewhat mysterious condition has affected his mental health.</p><p><br>Dan Scoble, 23, from Oxford, is thought to have caught the coronavirus in March 2020, before testing was available.</p><p><br>While his infection itself was relatively mild, he has since been hospitalised around 10 times, even enduring a spontaneous punctured lung.</p><p><br>More than a year after overcoming the coronavirus, the personal trainer is “still living the unknown”, causing him to develop health anxiety and even panic attacks when he leaves the house.</p><p><br>Scoble has also developed “mild depression” and post-traumatic stress disorder, which have left him dependent on antidepressants and regular psychiatrist check-ups.</p><p><br>Despite all he continues to endure, Scoble “has a lot of hope and belief he will recover”.<br>He advises fellow long COVID patients to “seek professionals in mental health”. “You're going through so much trauma, you need to open up to manage it,” he said.</p>
