Hello @will_berard, thanks for passing this on. Sunday mornings are great for being challenged to consider your own situation in relation to other perspectives. The ‘physiological symptom’ is something I would never have understood had I not been diagnosed myself, and gone through everything you write about. The whole Covid thing has been both a terrifying and humbling experience. I’ve been reading this morning about people feeling guilty about feeling their own anxieties, in light of the level suffering going on out there. Whilst a lot of MSers have adopted a ‘welcome to my world’ approach, that is, for some of us, our own levels of decreased function and opportunities for interaction remain largely the same, these levels of resilience have proven beneficial. However, anxiety for us has arisen in addition to the normal complexities of having a diagnosis. There have been shifts in the understanding of our levels of vulnerability, as a sub group. We are, then we’re not. We know for a fact that whether we get a letter or not depends on where you are, or what factors the deciding authority considers. Suddenly, as a group, we find that monitoring appointments are cancelled, MRIs postponed, infusions cancelled. We feel cut off. And yet, at the same time, we feel guilty because we see that beloved family members everywhere are dying lonely deaths in hospital, and it’s heartbreaking. It’s almost like a bizarre form of survivors guilt. Anyways, thanks for your article. I am now interested to read the others. Stay safe 🙂

@vixen - thanks for the kind words. You can find the others at: https://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/views-and-comments/mental-health-and-ms-understanding-your-mind https://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/views-and-comments/mental-health-and-ms-dealing-my-black-dog https://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/views-and-comments/mental-health-and-ms-emotional-balancing-act