What are the chances “long COVID” is psychosomatic?

Asked by Demosthenes (14922) September 8th, 2022 from iPhone

I know; it’s beyond taboo of taboos to suggest physical symptoms might be psychogenic in origin, but please note that “psychosomatic” does not mean “fake”. I admit that I’m skeptical of the pathogenic origin of a disease characterized by over 200 different symptoms with varying degrees of specificity that seems to be completely baffling doctors. It bears some resemblance to “chronic Lyme disease”, which is also often thought to be psychosomatic, with little connection to Lyme disease. Do you think it’s possible? What would it mean for treatment? Do you think we should be able to talk about psychosomatic illness without people (doctors included) immediately thinking it means the person is “faking”?