Frequently asked questions

You must be 18 or over. If you are younger than that, Long Covid Kids have a Discord server for children 13-18 with long covid, which is moderated by adult volunteers. 

Long Covid Solidarity was set up in the UK (and in English!), but if you are based in another country there's no reason you can't still sign up, particularly if you're looking to email your match. If you're based somewhere else and would prefer to be matched with someone in your country, please add that when you fill in the form and we will see what we can do. 

Yes! This might be one of the most useful times to talk to someone about what you're experiencing. 

Yes! If you think it will help you, please fill in the form.  I mostly say 'long covid' because that's how I understand my own symptoms, but I've met people with chronic fatigue and ME who are going through many of the same things and who I think this could be useful for.

I are not sure, sorry! This is a new project, so we are testing and making adjustments based on people's feedback. If you would like to be matched with someone with a specific experience, that might take longer.  Hopefully it will get quicker as more people hear about it.

No. The idea is that this is creating a peer network of people with lived experience rather than being about receiving medical advice.

Yes, there's an option for that in the form. Voice notes are also a great way to communicate via Whatsapp if you struggle to look at screens.

That's entirely up to you and the person you're matched with. For some people maybe one is all you want, and for others maybe it's a few or something you'd like to do regularly. 

Of course - not everyone will click with the people they are matched with. If you just want to leave it at one conversation and try and be matched with someone else instead, please just fill in the form again and explain that you'd like to be rematched.

I try to collect only essential data through the form, and the information is password protected. Any volunteers working on the project will complete data training so that everything is as safe as possible. 

Drop us an email at long.covid.solidarity@gmail.com.  Any thoughts are very welcome. 

I love mushrooms! Slowly looking for mushrooms in local parks has been a great low energy form of exercise for me while having long covid.