When we left off, we were discussing the second or “secret,” parallel pandemic that is currently circulating through the land: “long covid,” or effects that stretch far beyond the two-week period originally assigned to Covid-19.
That can manifest in dozens of ways, most frequently lingering and even debilitating fatigue, headaches, brain fog, muscle weakness, nerve damage, respiratory distress, heart issues, dizziness, pins-and-needles feelings, coughing, and insomnia. It may well turn out that many little health issues thought to be simple life happenstance are covid related. (In some cases, folks may also be reacting, assert a number of observers, to vaccines.)
“An international group of 3,762 participants from 56 countries identified 203 symptoms in 10 organ systems that persisted at least four weeks after a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19,” noted the Jerusalem Post. Zinc, vitamin D, St. John’s wort, and quercetin are said by some to help. Always, vitamin C.
But lost in all this is the mental turmoil.
Across North America and other parts of the world is what seems to be a “pandemic” of emotional and psychological issues — from nervousness and anxiety to depression, and outright dread. Anger and indifference — lassitude — seem also in play as possible hidden effects.
Reports the website Study Finds, “Forty-two percent of America’s young-but-cynical Generation Z are dealing with a mental health condition, a new survey finds. A range of these issues were largely identified during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The analysis by Harmony Healthcare IT suggests tens of millions of Gen Z young adults started dealing with a mental health problem in the months immediately following the start of the global pandemic in March, 2020. The Indiana-based data management company’s survey highlights a staggering percentage of young adults diagnosed with anxiety, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the pandemic.”
Many have been affected without knowing it, because otherwise they were “asymptomatic” (infected but not taken ill from it) or long past any effects they did notice. The virus can cause neuroinflammation, which is documented in psychosis, depression, and other mental health conditions.
Some of the effects — many — can be attributed to simple emotional fatigue, caused by the isolation, fear, and uncertainty spawned by the contagion. Most young people are also upset by the polarization of America. Eighty-five percent of “Gen Z” respondents say they’re worried about the future in general — from personal finances and the economy to the environment, vitriolic politics, and disunity.
Coming right on the heels of the pandemic’s “end” (we still don’t know if it actually has ended) was the war in Ukraine — raising the specter of global nuclear conflict.
That can well cause nervousness, psychological surrender, and sleeplessness. It has been a significant player on psychological duress.
But it seems to go beyond that, at both a physiological and spiritual level.
The virus is well-known for having effects on the brain — starting with loss of smell and taste — and seems responsible for memory loss and hearing difficulties. Many find themselves fumbling about. There is what seem like waves of disorientation.
Trouble thinking.
This plays into the spiritual aspect — which of course is never cited by medical “experts” (at this point, there really are no researchers, or at least just a precious few, who have a full grip on the repercussions) nor in the common media.
The word “disorientation” is a tocsin, for it recalls what one African evangelist who foresaw the pandemic calls “a demon on the rampage.” It also recalls Sister Lucia dos Santos of Fatima’s use of the term “diabolical disorientation” in correspondence from 1969 to 1971. “The devil is very clever and looks for our weak points so as to attack us,” she told one priest. “If we are not diligent and attentive in obtaining strength from God, we will fall, for our times are very evil and we are very weak.”
We see this in many facets of the modern times, from disoriented folks who accept transgenderism, genetic manipulation, and abortion to good, practicing Christians who have fallen into truculence and cult mentalities.
The disorientation — and discouragement — are rampant; a clear need for prayer and perhaps deliverance. It affects those of all ages, but in certain ways, again, especially youth.
“More than two in five of the country’s 68 million Gen Zers have a clinically-diagnosed mental health condition,” said Study Finds. “Nine in 10 Gen Z adults diagnosed with mental health issues say they struggle specifically with anxiety; moreover, eight in 10 say they fight against frequent bouts of depression” — all markers of potential spiritual infestation.
[From an exorcist:
