#sickie

whackmewithwhump:

One thing that gets me about people who are sick/definitely coming down with something is that increased sensory sensitivity.

They’re having one of those days where they wake up in a fog. Their limbs feel impossibly heavy, but they have to go about their life as normal, since otherwise they have no symptoms of illness. They hope tha They’re on autopilot, feeling as if they’re being controlled by another entity and watching from a third person perspective. It’s that dissociation that happens when you’re entirely checked out due to how shitty you feel.

They’re making careless mistakes, zoning out, hardly aware of what’s going on, until they bang their knee on something. It’s not hard, it shouldn’t hurt, but it shoots waves of pain through their body, and it takes them a good minute or two to shake it off. The feeling of their feet hitting the ground as they walk is jarring with each step. The buzz of fluorescent lights overhead is deafening. The world is too bright, and their chair is uncomfortable.

As the day goes on, a dull ache starts behind their skull, which turns into a pounding pain that won’t stop. Soon they’re covered in goosebumps, they’re shivering and pulling their sweater close around them. Even the feel of the fabric against their skin hurts, it stings, but they’re desperate to warm up. Their face is losing colour, but gaining a sheen of sweat.

Finally theyre sniffling, starting to feel congested. Around this time is when they make more mistakes in their work, and receive a reprimand, gentle or harsh, but it unleashes an uncharacteristic rush of emotion as they admit that they really, really aren’t feeling good.

after so long of expertly dodging covid I have been ~ afflicted ~ and this was my first biggest symptom, my bones felt like they were breaking, I was so hyper aware of each and every one of my joints because they hurt so badly. Clothes hurt my skin, any sudden contact with anything would send those rippling shooting pains through my whole body. It’s always such a wild experience, and often an indicator of a fever as well. Anywho damn it’s day 5 of this shit despite being triple dosed against it but hey I’m not dead and that’s what matters

I return, with some sickie doodles

No kink Blogs please!

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