Terabith Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I haven’t been feeling great for a few days, but I’m giving up. I’m sick. I feel crappy. Watching tv makes my head hurt more. Reading has very little appeal. Food has almost none. Mostly what I want to do is sleep, but I’m having trouble doing so. I can’t get warm no matter how many blankets I use. What do you guys do when you feel lousy and everything sounds awful? Would staying in bed be self indulgent? 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Staying in bed lets your body do the hard work of recovering! Stay in bed, and get well soon! Edited October 13, 2020 by Carrie12345 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Stay in bed. Saves sharing germs to the rest of the house anyway. drink some herbal teas or lemon and honey and watch a movie if you’re well enough. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Also just in case you need some extra encouragement last week I had some kind of bug. I actually went to bed and rested and was fully fully better within three days instead of it taking a week or two. Might have been all the extra supplements or just a mild bug. But I’m sure the rest helped. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 My guess is more likely small bug than covid. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Stay in bed and rest. I am sorry you feel so bad. I hope you feel better soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_Number Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I'm really sorry you aren't feeling better 😞 . Get some rest and feel better soon! Even small bugs suck. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Goodness, Terabith, of course you should be in bed! If you can't get warm, it's probably because you have a fever. Take some ibuprofen, get in some comfy pj's, set up your nightstand with water and whatever else you might want, and stay in bed today! No guilt! Dr. HIve's orders. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Bedtime for Terabith! Seriously, give yourself permission to be sick, to rest, to heal. Feel better soon! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditto Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, MercyA said: Goodness, Terabith, of course you should be in bed! If you can't get warm, it's probably because you have a fever. Take some ibuprofen, get in some comfy pj's, set up your nightstand with water and whatever else you might want, and stay in bed today! No guilt! Dr. HIve's orders. This! I hope you feel better very soon. Edited October 13, 2020 by Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 The only way I can warm up when I feel like that is in a warm bath, which also tends to help clear out my sinuses, so that’s good. Rest up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Have stayed in bed all day. Feel a lot better. Got up to do some minor stuff and started feeling crappy again, so I guess I’ll keep resting and taking my vitamins. This does seem to be more along the lines of small bug/ bad cold than flu or anything major though. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Sleep and water. Honestly, those are the two biggest helps when I have colds. I always underestimate how much better I will feel if I drink more water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Warm bath. Getting out is bad because you get the shivers, but it feels good when you’re achy and cold. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Doing the best thing for your body is not "self-indulgent". I'm sure you're only asking that because you're so sick. It's not like you're washing in wine and eating bonbons while your children starve. You're taking care of yourself! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, Tanaqui said: Doing the best thing for your body is not "self-indulgent". I'm sure you're only asking that because you're so sick. It's not like you're washing in wine and eating bonbons while your children starve. You're taking care of yourself! Well, I'm not SO sick. I'm just annoyingly, whiningly sick. I am well enough that I could get up and do whatever needs doing. I just feel a lot better not doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadie Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Glad to hear staying in bed helped. That's absolutely what you need! With what you describe I'd take a hot shower, get in my warmest pj's plus layers and socks, make hot herbal tea, bring the heating pad to bed with me with extra blankies, and stay there as long as I could sleep or comfortably rest. Get up for bathroom, meals, or whenever energy or antsiness required me to move. Ask dh or teens to bring me hot soup or smoothies and prep simple meals for the rest of the fam. Citrus, hibiscus tea, vitamin C, Cold-Eeze or other zinc supplements. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadie Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just now, Terabith said: I am well enough that I could get up and do whatever needs doing. I just feel a lot better not doing so. That's your answer, then. Rest and recuperate. You don't need to earn the right to take care of yourself by being on your deathbed first--the whole idea is to prevent more serious symptoms and if rest is making you feel better, then have at it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Rest is the best medicine! Hope you feel better soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 52 minutes ago, Terabith said: Well, I'm not SO sick. I'm just annoyingly, whiningly sick. I am well enough that I could get up and do whatever needs doing. I just feel a lot better not doing so. That's more than sick enough. Nobody likes a martyr, so why make yourself one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Absolutely stay in bed. I would take a hot bath first to fight off the chill that is plaguing you, and then crawl into bed with tea, perhaps some movies. Just lay there and let your body work on healing. Sorry you feel so crummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, bethben said: Warm bath. Getting out is bad because you get the shivers, but it feels good when you’re achy and cold. With epsom salts of course to help draw it out of your system and maybe some essential oil as well! Feel better soon, and yes, it is more than ok to take care of yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Covid test negative. Embarrassed and ashamed that I still don’t feel entirely well. On the verge of tears because I should be fine, and I feel guilty and ashamed for getting sick, but I just still feel tired and crummy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) I think your response (feeling guilty that you feel crummy) is additional reinforcement that you are sick enough to stay in bed. No one should feel ashamed for staying in bed & taking care of themselves unless they purposefully, intentionally made themselves sick in order to get out of doing something. (And even then, they still should stay in bed!) Dr. Hive has already prescribed staying in bed & taking care of yourself. As Dr. Hive's assistant, I suggest you continue following those orders until Friday, checking in at least once a day. Dr. Hive will recheck you on Friday. If you over do it, you might be in bed until next week at this time!! Edited October 14, 2020 by RootAnn Autocorrect 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_Number Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, Terabith said: Covid test negative. Embarrassed and ashamed that I still don’t feel entirely well. On the verge of tears because I should be fine, and I feel guilty and ashamed for getting sick, but I just still feel tired and crummy. Do NOT, and I repeat, do NOT feel embarrassed that you're sick!! COVID is not the only illness you're "allowed" to feel cruddy with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 So glad you are negative for Covid! Now your job is to let go of embarrassment, and just get well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I am so glad you are negative. There's no shame in being sick. None. It happens to everyone. Rest, rest, rest, rest. Enjoy some down days. Nobody is allowed to bug you. Binge on some shows. Nap. Enjoy some silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Yeah. I kinda want to read and watch tv, but honestly, it all pretty much makes my head hurt and makes me feel queasy. So I feel like I can’t even take advantage of the opportunity. And yes, I know this is stupid and probably more evidence that I should rest. It’s hard to tell if I’m sick or depressed or both. And I’m frustrated that I can’t get warm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Ugh, sorry you are still feeling so bad. I think it is a lot harder getting sick now. The stress of worrying if it is covid and then just another bad thing at a hard emotional time. Sending some gentle hugs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 1 minute ago, mommyoffive said: Ugh, sorry you are still feeling so bad. I think it is a lot harder getting sick now. The stress of worrying if it is covid and then just another bad thing at a hard emotional time. Sending some gentle hugs. Yeah, and this is my bad ptsd time of year. Most years, I do a stint at day treatment in October in hopes of avoiding inpatient psych, but pandemic makes me reluctant to do that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 14 hours ago, Terabith said: Yeah, and this is my bad ptsd time of year. Most years, I do a stint at day treatment in October in hopes of avoiding inpatient psych, but pandemic makes me reluctant to do that. Oh, that sucks 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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