Are you more symptomatic when you’re unwell (eg. cold/flu)?

[Bananamango]

Just wondering about this: if you’re physically feeling unwell (cold or other illness) do you find you are more symptomatic or have more trouble coping? I would think maybe, but don’t want to presume, I’m still learning. Been giving a friend extra space right now; sort of seems like he needs it. (Just differebt to how I am. if I’m sick, I normally appreciate a little bit of extra contact to know people are thinking of me/checking I’m okay.) Thx

 

[Chris-duck]

Yeah. I'm definitely more symptomatic if I'm physically unwell. I like to be left alone when I'm unwell and people trying to help just bugs all my "wtf I don't need people" buttons. Plus feeling tired and gross isn't great for resilience. Heh

 

[Sandstone]

Yes and no.
In terms of symptoms, I am less good at managing myself and my mind, so things are more likely to escape and reach the surface when I'm poorly, but if I have a really high temperature then I can't think at all, and I love it.

There is no difference in how it impacts my sociability. I always want to be left alone. I can't begin to imagine why someone feeling unwell would want to be bothered with the demands of others. It's normal to want to crawl into a hole until you feel better.

 

[Friday]

It depends on how sick I am.

Mildly sick? Yep. PTSD starts kicking my ass.
Hospital sick? Nope. I’ve always gotten a big fat reprieve.

 

[somerandomguy]

Definitely. I get way more symptomatic when I don't feel well.

 

[Bananamango]

Mildly sick? Yep. PTSD starts kicking my ass.
Hospital sick? Nope. I’ve always gotten a big fat reprieve.

That’s interesting...

Yeah. I'm definitely more symptomatic if I'm physically unwell. I like to be left alone when I'm unwell and people trying to help just bugs all my "wtf I don't need people" buttons. Plus feeling tired and gross isn't great for resilience. Heh

That makes sense.

 

[Friday]

That’s interesting...

Shrug. It makes sense. My PTSD is reacting to normal life as if it’s life or death circumstance. Actual life or death circumstance? No worries.

Same runs true, elsewhere. In combat? I’m fine. Total symptom reprieve. It’s at home trying to buy milk at the grocery store I fall to pieces.

I’m good in a crisis. It’s after the crisis is over IDFK what the hell I’m doing, anymore.

 

[Ronin]

depends on how sick I am.

This bit.

Alongside third factor, for me: Who be around.
As in people on the same page, most things in life? No worries. Small sicks do not blip, or do but as normal things, not a symptom spike. Those with wildly different compass? Fawking hell f*ck off, and no, I am not explaining to you your (well meaning) presence is messing my health up... quick, pray it actually BE worse, my health will get back behaving and manageable.

(So how much are ppl stressor? IDFK how to phrase that one.)

 

[Freida]

Yep. In a big way -- all the ptsd fun and then some.

 

[Hayleigh]

Very much so. My depression, anxiety and ptsd get really bad when I am not feeling well.

 

[Fadeaway]

Massivly. Then again there are childhood issues regarding even the most basic and common illnesses. It is a miracle I survived my grandmothers general stupidity and willfull ignorance who was stuck in the 1940's when it came to medicine with a few strange beliefs.

It's more emotional stuff than traumatic stuff paving the way for trauma stuff to kick in.