The main result of my recent neuropsych exam was major depressive disorder, so I started Effexor and CBT. And I had already been taking Nuvigil because I'm have sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness.

Not sure about "acceptance" but I'll go along with the treatment plan. My opinion of the DSM is that it's filled with set of symptoms that haven't been explained by a physiological cause.

I hope that medical research into "long haul COVID" will reveal that other infectious diseases also can present as depression.