Yuck

Charlottesville

August 17, 2025

Day Five of a summer cold. I arrived back from Durham on Friday morning and went straight to bed and have been there pretty much since. It seems like every time I get a cold it is like the first time I've ever had one. I rack my brain wondering what OTC medicines are the most effective (I usually end up thinking it's Nyquil) and how long the symptoms (fever, body ache, running/clogged nose, headache) are going to last (at least four days this time) and always forget how drained and tired I feel when those symptoms start to subside. Apparently I have not resolved my shame issues yet as my inner voice becomes deeply critical of (1) me getting sick and (2) me not being able to just carry on. And of course my amygdala kicks in just to add to the fun.

Pisser.