How would you handle a potential post-infection?

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I'm so confused, I was so anxious at the beginning of this month since it seemed I got presumably covid with its two primary symptoms... but it's all I ever had, worst being some chills, barely a cough (although even that little persists, with exertion making it worse, so not sure if I can renew jogging)... but thanks to stupid, selfish politicians barely anyone can get tested, so who knows whether that was it, something else, or psychogenic possibly... whether I could be infected with the real thing if it was something else and it still lingers (which might make it worse?) - or if I could possibly calm down, as I did a bit since my imagination was clearly worse than the eventual reality... but since I can't confirm anyway I'm stuck in this nonsense rut. Apparently antibody tests *might* be available in about a month's time too, although considering how dysfunctional everything else is I wouldn't be surprised if it's a year or something... I was close to freaking out before, and can still easily do by looking at the worsening numbers of dead and cases... but, clearly, confusion is yet another symptom of both the virus and governments (wish I was South Korean...) - I read three cases recently of people close to my age and it's like a whole spectrum from the worst possible (but not death), to slightly better (but with sociological complications, as per usual), to the mild (my experience tallied here might have been even milder, as I had no real sore throat (can be worse in some colds)... but, again, I can't be sure this was it)...

I'm stuck in some weird state, a Janus of both a rational stillness and potential fiery anxiety. The fact symptoms are so random should, though, make everyone wary...

That seems unsettling. I don't feel the US government has handled the pandemic well at all, costing numerous lives and disrupting society right down to the core.

Hang in there!

Agreed.  The current administration had received warnings as far back as November of 2019, and ignored those warnings until it became obvious that (1) something was definitely going on, and (2) something needed to be done about it.Doubly agreed!  Remain calm, stay indoors, and try to not worry -- it's the people, not the government, that's making all of the difference!

Same symptoms as me. Takes some time to get rid of this. Bettere to cancel jogging until it's gone. Tryed a bit inline skating today. Felt still like kind of a light asthma after one and a half month now. At least I don't have any other symtoms anymore.

One of my friends who has severe anxiety disorder is in a similar situation. He and his wife had what was probably coronavirus, but could have been flu or a very bad cold. He seems more stressed now than he was before it, due to the uncertainty. After all that, they still don't know if they're immune, contagious or about to catch it for real. So they're being more careful than ever.

I've not had any obvious symptoms. On the one hand, I'm relatively young and vigorous, on the other hand I have asthma. For all I know, I've already shrugged it off. For all I know, I could be on a ventilator next week. (Or rather, in the queue for a ventilator!) As things are now, second-guessing gets you nowhere, but it's very hard not to do.