We all know someone. They constantly are taking cold medicine, sniffling, curled up in bed with a couch. They live the sick life. It's a curse some of us have where we are constantly getting sick with one thing or another. One day it's a sinus infection. Another day a respiratory infection. And another day it's a crippling migraine. While we might seem week for always being sick, we live quite the struggling life.
1. The taste of cold medicine is nothing to you.
We've taken this stuff so many times that, at this point, we hardly notice the strong taste that it holds. We can also pour ourselves the perfect dose of medicine without even checking the bottle of the line. Trust me, we've done this before.
2. You cut out tissues.
Nope, no more. We use so many that buying them time and time again has grown way too expensive and, instead, we just use plain old toilet paper. It's always in the house and you never seem to run out. Plus, the new tissues just seem a little too lotion-y, don't you think?
3. Sometimes, we forget what it's like to breathe normally.
My nose is stuffy so frequently that half the time I don't even know what it's like to inhale. Or smell.
4. Making long term plans is a no-no.
There's a 10/10 chance that we'll end up sick right before we're supposed to go because the universe and our own bodies hate us.
5. We don't get much done.
Between the constant colds and ailments, most of our time is spent curled up in bed or on a couch and we don't feel like moving. For anything.
6. We're running out of TV shows to watch.
Since we sit on the couch for most of our lives, the list of Netflix shows we have not watched is starting to dwindle significantly. Soon, we'll have to start re-watching everything.
7. We don't really go out.
Go out with friends at night? Nope. Either that's a sure way to get sick or we're already sick.
8. The moment someone says they're getting sick/are sick, you know your time has come.
Every time someone near me has muttered those words of "I think I'm getting sick" or "I have a little cold," I kiss my comfort goodbye because I know I'm the next victim.
9. The doctors know us by first name. And not just because it's on the chart.
When you get infections all the time, you go to the doctor. And when you go to the doctor for all those infections, they start to know who you are.
10. We know exactly the medicine combo that works for us.
Having perfected it over the years, we know what'll make us better. Don't ever try to mess with it.
11. We've accepted our fate.
We know that this is now the life we lead and we're done fighting it. We didn't choose the sick life, the sick life choose us.
