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The 15 Stages Of Being Sick In College

It sucks, but you’ll make it through

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Everybody gets sick once in a while, but getting sick while in college is the absolute worst. You're away from home and your mom who can take care of you and all you really want to do is just be in your own bed. You feel like you will have never-ending classwork to catch up on if you miss class, so you end up going sick and then it just takes longer to get better. Being sick in college is really tough and definitely not a fun experience. Here are the 15 stages that everyone ends up going through when they are sick at college.

1. Please just be seasonal allergies

You wake up feeling icky one morning and think “Oh it must be allergies, I bet I’m fine.”

2. I must not have gotten enough sleep last night

You go through your day as normal, but you feel gross and more tired than usual.

3. I’ll just take a little nap

You finally get back from class and work and think “Oh, I’m just going to lie down in bed for a little bit.”

4. Oh no, I have so much due tomorrow!

You wake up and realize you slept six hours, it is now 11 pm and you have done none of your homework.

5. I’m fine, I’ll just sleep it off

You stay up until 3 am doing the homework and finally get to go to sleep, you think “Oh I’ll be better in the morning” (clearly you’re in denial).

6. Do I have to be responsible today?

You wake up that morning, you have slept through your alarm and don’t even want to get up.

7. Ugh no, I can’t actually be sick

You start thinking, “maybe this isn’t allergies.”

8. Alright, I’ll take some medicine and I’ll be fine

You throw on clothes really quick, go to your classes (even though you’re late) and go to work anyway (still in denial).

9. This is the worst day of my life

You get back from class and work again and your nose is stuffed, you’re coughing and you feel dizzy.

10. Mom?

You call your mom because she always knows what to do.

11. She was right (like always)

She tells you to take your temperature, you do and you find out you have a fever.

12. Too bad you're busy and can’t take the day off tomorrow

You decide to take some medicine and sleep it off, because of course, you have to be better for class, work and any activity you have for the next day.

13. You think about taking the day off, but realize you have like three tests

The next morning, you’re behind on classwork, you still have a fever, but you can’t miss your classes and you have a very busy day, so you go anyway.

14. You think you're actually going to be sick forever

The cycle continues, until it's either the weekend or you decide work and class can wait and you need a day to rest.

15. Finally, you're better!

Eventually, after being sick through class and work for about a week or so you’re finally better, and you pray that you don’t get sick again, only to do it all over the next month.

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