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Amazing Colds/Flus

deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm amazed at how hard a cold/flu hits my mood.It just plummets.
I'm trying to keep positive but this is so weird.You survive all the difficulties and then a silly cold or flu just kills me.
It's the same every time.WHACK !
deleted_user
deleted_user
Even normies get depressed with the flu. Hang in there Kid:)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Poor Pluckie!
Drink some warm tea (you crazy brits do that anyway :P), snuggle in a nice warm bed and tell the world to f@#k off, you're allowed to feel down when you have the flu.
alicia29
alicia29
Mix a wee bit of honey with a tad of lemon juice and a pint of Wild Turkey. Will cure what ails ya'! xx
CarlaBentley
CarlaBentley
Gee! Are you sure it makes your BP 'worse' than it would be otherwise?
BPs might have out of whack moods, but that doesn't necessarily preclude having moods that are appropriate responses to a given situation!!
Usually, people DO feel 'down' when they're sick with a bad cold or the flu!!!
Hope you're feeling better soon!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
We got Bird Flu anyway...where do I find a Wild Turkey in the city ?
Haha

My psych did tell me a while back to be prepared to get crippling lows when flus and colds hit.
It amazes me how low it goes.

BASS !
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey Pluck get yourself a good multivitamine and extra vitamin c. Try and boost your immune system and beat the bug :))
deleted_user
deleted_user
We have Horse Flu here at the moment *cough cough* :((
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm drinking brandy.It helps.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Illness certainly does affect your mood ..esp. with Bipolars ..any stress to the body can trigger for serious depression. I was ill for 2 weeks with bad thoughts and thoughts of cutting cause I couldent stand couching , chest pain , headache , vomiting. Etc. It was toomuch for me to handle ..I recall saying " I wish I was dead" i never said that and meant it before ..Sending prayers and huge hugs ..:)
alicia29
alicia29
Can u find Jim Beam any easier??? Tryin' to help a brotha out here!! haha
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks Krystin.That's spot on and thanks for the thoughts and prayers.

Everything positive gets turned upside down and I get images of my head in a noose etc.
It's so NOT me but I shake them off.
xx
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was hospitalised in 2004 while being treated for Breast Cancer and I mean Psych Ward. Illness just exacabates the lows and your defences are down.
Shelly4
Shelly4
Awww Pluck, sorry you feel bad, I know how you feel cuz I have a terrible cold right now. I get down when I am sick too, but I think that is a normal reaction to being sick cuz it wears your body out. To feel mentally and physically ill is just a double whamy. It is times like this you need to take extra good care of yourself especially with more sleep and rest so your body can recover. Kisses to you and hope you get better soon.
dobiedots
dobiedots
Courvoisier while wearing a smoking jacket does wonders.
In fact, I'm doing that right now and I feel better already. You'll get so smashed you won't remember that you're sick.
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deleted_user
Smoking Jackets rock !
With monocle and slippers !
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