DustingMyselfOff
22-10-18, 21:06
This has been going on my entire life and frankly I'm quite sick of it. Whenever I feel unwell, I immediately start trying to figure out/read/research what caused it. Something I ate? Something I didn't eat? A supplement I took? The addition of a new med? The change in dose of a med? An odor in my house? I suffer so much more with the mental aspect of mild illnesses than I do with the physical symptoms.
I SO ENVY people who can simply state "I feel crappy today" and either go about their business, or give into it and go home. They give in, get some rest, and recover. But not me! I have to know WHY I'm sick. I can't rest and relax and give in, I need to know what caused it (probably in the hopes of avoiding it again in the future).
If I hear of someone else with similar symptoms a few days later I am elated! (How stupid is that!?!) I am thrilled that what I had/have is a real, legitimate, bug or virus that others have, too. Once it gets validated that I simply caught something, I feel great emotionally. But if I don't hear of anyone else being sick, I continue to be depressed and anxious about feeling lousy.
Why is this - any theories? Better yet, any suggestions to stop this madness and just accept that I may feel lousy at times (unfortunately, more than the average person).
Sue
I SO ENVY people who can simply state "I feel crappy today" and either go about their business, or give into it and go home. They give in, get some rest, and recover. But not me! I have to know WHY I'm sick. I can't rest and relax and give in, I need to know what caused it (probably in the hopes of avoiding it again in the future).
If I hear of someone else with similar symptoms a few days later I am elated! (How stupid is that!?!) I am thrilled that what I had/have is a real, legitimate, bug or virus that others have, too. Once it gets validated that I simply caught something, I feel great emotionally. But if I don't hear of anyone else being sick, I continue to be depressed and anxious about feeling lousy.
Why is this - any theories? Better yet, any suggestions to stop this madness and just accept that I may feel lousy at times (unfortunately, more than the average person).
Sue