i cried when i first tested positivei returned from the usa on march 14 and immediately developed covid19 symptoms on march 17 i tested positive and was sent to the svp hospital it was so sudden that i didnt know how to react and i just kept crying somewhere i knew that this was going to be a matter of 15 days and even though it was tough to come to terms with it i knew i would be able to go home sooni used to get anxiety attacksthe first 15 days were not that tough as i only had mild symptoms even though i have asthma i never felt breathless i tested negative on march 28 which is when i thought that this nightmare was over and id be discharged and could go back to my parents but in the retest i tested positive again and thats when i lost hope no matter how good the facilities are at a hospital or how supportive the medical staff is you invariably get anxious and with all the medicines and the emotional turmoil i was going through i used to get anxiety attacks and i would take all that frustration out on my parents this is such a lonely battle because you cant meet your parents or your friendsfamily and you have to spend your time on your own however i kept telling myself that this would get over soon and that i needed to keep the morale highmedical team at svp was supportivei would really thank the way the entire medical staff at svp treated me the doctors and the nurses would speak to me every day they would cheer me up and assure me that i will be fine soon all those comforting words made a lot of difference and i felt confident and optimistic i was also assigned a psychiatrist who would speak to me on the phone on a daily basis that also kept me going as one goes through a lot of mental stress during this period since mine was a 30day struggle unlike most cases battling depression and mental stress was the most difficult part i would make video calls with my friends and my parents and watch movies on my phone looking back i feel that the entire month i spent at the hospital went by rather quicklyhad pavbhaji after coming homei also realised how much i missed being home during my stay at the hospital i missed everything about being at home good food the reassuring presence of my family the freedom to do what i wanted the first thing i did after returning home was to have pav bhaji and pasta now every day my mother is cooking some amazing food for me it feels great to be home with my parentspractise social distancing stay safewhile being covid19 positive is stressful and worrisome if detected on time there is adequate healthcare available in our city my only request to people is