Today's mystery: Do I have a cold, or did I socialize too much this week?
Today's mystery: Do I have a cold, or did I socialize too much this week?
- Saturday: Event in town, with small kids, socializing
- Sunday: Teambuilding event
- Monday: Work strategy meeting
- Tuesday: Held a presentation and socialized
- Wednesday: Work strategy meeting
- Thursday: Course w/group sessions, parents over for dinner
- Friday: Work event, work event
- Saturday: Museum trip, family visit
Throughout the week, slow buildup of joint pain, feverish feeling, lack of appetite, swollen throat, buzzing head, torpor, lack of focus. Today I am just broken.
These are all (for me) normal physical reactions to overextending myself socially or spending time in sensory intense environments for any amount of time. They are also symptons I would get if I caught the head cold that is going around.
It feels extremely silly that I have literally zero idea if I have a cold or not.
Anyway, treatment is same either way: Take it easy for a while. Mostly wanted to share my frustrating confusion and maybe hear if others have similar experiences and how they manage. :)
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When i am physically sick i also get mentally worse as i side effect.
When i am struggling mentally i also get physical symptoms as a side effect.
With pressure from work, life, the potential self destruction apocalypse looming behind global events. Its come to a point where i basically feel sick every day of the year.
I stopped worrying wether its mentally or physical, i have come to term that its always both and the distinction is but a basic classification of symptom types.
The only thing that matters is do i function well enough to go to work and back home while remaining in safe enough headspace to provide for my own needs. If not, i go to a doctor. My hometown doctor does have a minor speciality in psychology which is not mandatory. Your milage may vary.
That makes sense. Assuming it's both and treating it as such seems like the right action in all cases.
I am very much the same. When other people get a flu they still go to work and maybe take it easy. But for me I become incapable of doing basic things like cooking or taking care of myself. This obviously results in me feeling even worse.
It actually got bad enough that I'm already not working for a while anymore. I'm just scared of getting sick while employed because it will quickly result in long sick leave and eventually in me resigning.
I'm impressed that you can still go to work when feeling sick almost every day, I would not be able to do it.