Really struggling and wondering if I’m alone here or whether anyone can provide reassurance or their own experiences. Have been poorly for 4 days now, started with severe sore throat and body aches/stabbing pains, has progressed now to what feels like a classic heavy cold/winter virus with complete congestion and a horrible rattly chesty cough.
However, along with the physical symptoms I’ve been struggling mentally in a couple of ways. Firstly the pressure in my head makes me feel not quite “with it”, almost as if I’m drunk or sedated. The second is crippling dread, worry, guilt, concern about anything any everything. Due to work patterns and ploughing on I’ve not actually missed any work or commitments so I’ve nothing to feel guilty about but yet, there it is. I just feel terrified and all I want to do is sleep.
I don’t generally suffer from anxiety - at least not on an ongoing basis, only situational, which I guess you could just call ‘life’!
Anyone experienced similar or have any tips / resources for trying to get my head back - the physical side I can ride out but the mental side is horrible.