• 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. :)

  • NationProtons@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    2 months ago

    I have something similar at the moment. I first was thinking I was overworking myself, then I thought it was food poisoning or something, but it seems to be some kind of infection.

    I’m slightly better now, but the past 3 days, I was basically bedridden. I couldn’t even make an appointment with the doctor or prepare food. I just can’t think anymore when I’m this sick. The physical discomfort is almost negligible compared to the inability to think and do anything anymore.

  • iamdisillusioned@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 months ago

    For the last week, I’ve been the sickest I’ve ever been. Covid tests came back negative and as far as I know I haven’t had covid before, but I am miserable with all the symptoms you listed and I didn’t socializing at all.

  • NounsAndWords@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 days ago

    The stress from all of those social events is also likely having a negative impact on your immune system, further muddying things.