18/06/2026
I felt like a prisoner. But the prison wasn't around me — I was inside it.
After COVID hit, I felt trapped.
Not in a cell. Not behind bars.
Inside something invisible that nobody else could see.
It felt like I'd landed on a different planet.
I'd had difficult times in my life before. But I'd never experienced anything like this.
I didn't have a life anymore. I had a bubble.
I couldn't breathe properly. The exhaustion was relentless. Simple things became impossible.
But what frightened me most wasn't the physical symptoms.
It was the feeling that I might never get well again.
When you're inside that bubble, it feels as though there is no way out.
You're trapped. You're suffering. And nobody on the outside can see the walls.
Looking back, that's exactly how Long COVID felt to me.
Can anyone else relate to this feeling?
Did Long COVID leave you feeling trapped inside your own invisible bubble?