> [!waypoints] [[Welcome|Home]] # How to Use This Website Published: 7 November 2025 ## Overwhelmed? If you're feeling a little lost and overwhelmed right now, here's a quick exercise: 1. Breath in through your nose & breathe out through your mouth 2. Take another breath, this time paying attention to the air flowing through your mouth as you breathe out 3. Take another breath, this time soften your shoulders as you breathe out through your mouth Repeat if necessary. ## Ready? When you're ready, explore this website for exercises, strategies and other information to support living with Long COVID. **Notes** - There are no cookies. This means you will need to save the URL of the page you want to go back to later. Either bookmark the page or copy the URL to a note somewhere to use later. - This website is a work in progress. I'll try not to break anything in the process. But letting you know now that you might see changes if you visit on another day. Please <a data-tooltip-position="top" aria-label="mailto:[email protected] subject=Feedback or suggestion" rel="noopener nofollow" class="external-link" href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Feedback%20or%20suggestion" target="_blank">email me</a> if you notice any errors or have suggestions for new topics/pages. Thanks 🙏 - Also email me using the link above if you want to receive notifications when I upload a new page on a topic you're interested in. I won't spam you. I don't have the energy for that. ## Different ways to move through this website Click on the following headings to expand (click again to close): > [!connect]- Internal Links > Internal links in the text are underlined and in a different colour. > >In the screenshot from the Welcome page, "GP", "resources" & "my personal stories" are links to other pages within this website: > ![[Pasted image 20251107171847.png|350]] > >You might come across a link to a page that doesn't exist yet: > >![[Pasted image 20251107215109.png|350]] > >These are "placeholder" links to pages that I'll create in the future. > >[!network]- Page Previews (Desktop) >Move your mouse over a link to preview the page before you click on it. > >For example, if I move my mouse over the "my personal stories" link, the "IRL Blog Home" preview appears: > >![[Pasted image 20251107171400.png|350]] > >You can scroll through the preview and also preview any links within the preview. > >![[Pasted image 20251107173013.png|350]] > >The preview will disappear when you move your mouse away from it. > >[!link]- External Links >Links that go somewhere away from this website are indicated by a square with an arrow pointing out of it: >![[Pasted image 20251107180730.png|350]] > >🦺 **Cyber safety tip** Internet browsers (eg, Chrome or Firefox) will show where the URL link points to in the bottom left-hand corner. Always check that the target URL matches the link in the text *before* you click it. > [!waypoints]- Wayfinders Wayfinders at the top of every page link back to the map of related pages. ![[Pasted image 20251107182450.png|350]] > >If you're browsing pages on the same topic, it saves going back to the menu each time on mobile devices. > [!sparkles]- Tags Click on a tag to see the list of all pages with that tag: ![[Pasted image 20251107185539.png|350]] > Sadly, there are no page previews from tag list links when on desktop. > [!notes]- Menu There's a menu on the left side of the page that lists the topics available on this site: > >![[Pasted image 20251107185732.png|350]] > > >On mobiles/ cell phones, tap the hamburger (3 horizontal lines in the top left-hand corner ) to see the menu: > >![[Pasted image 20251107190032.png|200]] > >The menu will change as I add more topics & pages to the site. > [!snowflake]- Interactive Graph (Desktop) >*Ignore the graph if it looks overwhelming. It isn't essential for using this website.* > The Interactive Graph is available on **desktop**, if the browser window is wide enough: >![[Pasted image 20251107215616.png|350]] > >Click on the arrow in the top right-hand corner to enlarge it: > >![[Pasted image 20251107183026.png|350]] > >Click off the graph to go back to the page. > The icon next to the arrow will display the graph of the whole website: > ![[Pasted image 20251107183239.png|350]] > >For a bit of fun, drag a dot around to see the graph re-arrange itself. > >![[Pasted image 20251107183413.png|350]] > >Click on a dot to go to that page directly. > >The graph will look different every time you visit the page. It will also change as I add new pages and/ or change links between pages.