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i got covid at the start of november 2020 and was sick for 2 whole months, and when i just started feeling better, i developed parosmia (a taste/smell disorder where you sense of smell and taste are distorted, often in a very negative and kinda horrific way. very uncommon before covid, but now it's become fairly common after you've had the virus. it's hard to describe how things taste/smell now, but common things most food is similar to is: rotting meat, rotting fruit, petrol, sulfur, and as if it's burnt). I've had to become vegetarian, and even then that's just marginally easier to eat. i have hypersensitivity bc of my autism, so i was already very sensitive to smells and tastes, and have always had trouble eating bc of it, on top of generally struggling with my appetite for the last 6 years bc of depression etc. the fact that i had to eat at least 2 meals a day was already a huge burden for me, but now it's downright torture. as far as covid consequences go though, it's pretty mild. i'm alive, my lungs are fine, and out of everyone i know, i got it the worst. but it still feels kinda like living in a hell, just a little bit.

i would really like to talk to someone that has similar experiences, even just a little. no one i know that's gotten covid came away from it with this, and i kinda hate talking about it with other people because they just feel sorry for me (which, i think a lot of people would agree, is nice like once, but then you just feel like a zoo animal that everyone pities). i would like to talk to someone that's actually going through it, cause it can feel quite lonely. it's a pretty unique problem that people have a hard time imagining and understanding. we could complain together, or something! i feel like i can't just complain about it to friends / family without them looking at me as if they're about to tell me i have a terminal illness.

so anyone with parosmia, hit me up!