From Jeff Childers Again

GET READY FOR IT PPSD

The Evening Standard has some bad news for us. There’s a new public health crisis brewing. It published an article yesterday headlined, “Up to 300,000 People Facing Heart-Related Illnesses Due to Post-Pandemic Stress Disorder, Warn Physicians.” The paper warns of a new psychological condition that is just like PTSD, except it’s called PPSD. The Standard admits that the four-letter syndrome is not yet “officially recognized,” but says “many experts” believe it should be.

The Standard reports that Tahir Hussain, a senior vascular surgeon, says “I’ve seen a big increase in thrombotic-related vascular conditions in my practice. Far younger patients are being admitted and requiring surgical and medical intervention than prior to the pandemic… We also have evidence that some patients have died at home from conditions such as pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction.”

So weird! What could be causing this sudden jump in thrombosis? Dr. Hussain has a theory to explain this mysterious increase. It’s STRESS. “I believe many of these cases are a direct result of the increased stress and anxiety levels caused from the effects of PPSD,” he said.

But what, exactly, is his evidence that the cases come from pandemic stress? Elevated serotonin levels? Increased adrenaline in patients? Concurrent anxiety disorder diagnoses? The article doesn’t say.

Neither does the article mention the “v-word” anywhere either. So.