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11 Things That Happen When You're Sick

As told by a congested and sniffly human.

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11 Things That Happen When You're Sick
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It's back to school season and it's everyone's favorite time. The time where we are suddenly surrounded by new people which also translates to new germs that wreak havoc on our bodies. Here's 11 Things That Happen When You're Sick (as told by someone who is currently coughing her lungs out):

1.) You wonder, "Why me? Why did I have to get sick? I file my taxes and floss. I'm a good person!"


2.) You lay in bed and wither in your sickness.

3.) You start to google your symptoms and deduce that you must have this extremely rare form of a disease that will ultimately kill you.


4.) You think of all the things you have to do this week. You remember that classes have to happen and that you've used all your skips for sleeping, doing homework you procrastinated, or Starbucks.


5.) You call your Mom/Dad/Grandparent/Person Who Fed You Soup When You Were a Child and ask them what to do.


6.) You take the medicine your mom told you to take and suddenly you magnificent.


7.) For all of 2 hours. Then you crash. Hard.


8.) You then start to think of everyone who could have given you this disease. You begin crafting a hitlist.


9.) You suffer in agony for a few days and then- what is that? A light? A rainbow at the end of the tunnel?!


10.) You then wake up the next day. Feeling worse. :-) Oh why did you lie to me, immune system? Who gave you the right?


11.) Eventually, you get better. Just to get sick not even a few weeks later. Happy back to school season!


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