Getting sick in general is not fun, but being sick in college? I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Up to this point, I felt fine. No sore throat, no stuffy nose and then BAM! It hits me. I feel like I’m dying and I’m wondering what I did to deserve this. Here’s why getting sick in college is the worst.

1. Your mom isn’t here.

This is probably the worst. It's just not the same calling her when you're sick and not having her sitting next to you on the couch.

2. If you miss class, you feel like you can never get caught up.

Plus if you miss class you feel bad because you are wasting your tuition money.

3. You most likely have to walk longer distances to class, which makes you feel out of breath, which is a struggle when you can’t breathe out of your nose.

"Hopefully I don't pass out in the middle of campus.

4. You don’t have time to nap.

So much homework, so little time.

5. You make chicken noodle soup for yourself, but it just doesn’t taste the same as your mom’s.

Cooking is hard, especially when you don't feel well.

6. It’s hard to make an appointment at the health center because their next available appointment is 3 weeks away.

"Make time for me; I should be a priority!"

7. But you don’t have 2 hours to wait for the walk-in clinic either.

You've got places to be, people to see.

8. So you look up your symptoms on WebMD and it looks like you have kidney disease, cancer, and asthma.

Oh, cool.

9. Medicine is expensive.

Usually at home your parents have a lot of these necessary medications on hand, or buy them for you.

10. You try not to draw attention to yourself by coughing/sneezing/sniffling/blowing your nose in your 200-person lecture, but it’s inevitable.

You also don't know what to do with the 45 Kleenexes you've used in the past 20 minutes.

11. You miss out on extracurricular activities too.

Whatever those may be.

Get well soon!