Sparkle1984
23-03-20, 22:57
In the last 10 days or so since coronavirus officially reached my part of the country, I feel like I've been almost constantly checking my body for symptoms. This has got worse in the last 5 days.
I've been working at home since last Monday, and ever since Thursday last week I've noticed my throat seems dry and slightly tickly, but I don't really feel an urge to cough much more than I usually do, and I haven't had a fever, aches, chills, high temperature or anything like that.
So now I'm wondering whether I'm noticing the feelings in my throat because I'm hypervigilant of it. Maybe it could be because the air in my house is stale and I've hardly left the house in the last 10 days? Today, while I was working at my desk at home, I had my window open pretty much all the time to let some fresh air in, but my throat still feels the same. Maybe I'm not drinking as much water as I used to when I was in the office? When I was working in the office, I had a refillable water bottle and I'd aim to drink about a litre of water a day. However, now that I'm at home, I drink out of a normal glass so it's harder to keep track of the amount I'm drinking. The worry is often in the back of my mind that the dry throat could be a sign of coronavirus and every night when I go to bed, I fear that I'll get more symptoms when I wake up the following morning. But I've also read that in some cases, a dry throat can be a symptom of anxiety.
Please can anyone reassure me?
I've been working at home since last Monday, and ever since Thursday last week I've noticed my throat seems dry and slightly tickly, but I don't really feel an urge to cough much more than I usually do, and I haven't had a fever, aches, chills, high temperature or anything like that.
So now I'm wondering whether I'm noticing the feelings in my throat because I'm hypervigilant of it. Maybe it could be because the air in my house is stale and I've hardly left the house in the last 10 days? Today, while I was working at my desk at home, I had my window open pretty much all the time to let some fresh air in, but my throat still feels the same. Maybe I'm not drinking as much water as I used to when I was in the office? When I was working in the office, I had a refillable water bottle and I'd aim to drink about a litre of water a day. However, now that I'm at home, I drink out of a normal glass so it's harder to keep track of the amount I'm drinking. The worry is often in the back of my mind that the dry throat could be a sign of coronavirus and every night when I go to bed, I fear that I'll get more symptoms when I wake up the following morning. But I've also read that in some cases, a dry throat can be a symptom of anxiety.
Please can anyone reassure me?