To be so fed up, or am I pathetic?

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Just posting for a hand to hold really.

A week before Christmas I had a reaction to new medication and was ill for four days with severe vomiting, fever, etc. Recovered for Christmas and had a nice few days with family, but yesterday came down with a really heavy cold overnight. Didn't sleep until 5am due to aching legs and woke up disorientated at 11am this morning. Still feeling achy, tired, sore throat etc.

I've got plans to go to a friends house tonight for NYE and I'm still going but I just feel miserable. The logical part of me is telling myself to pull it together, it's only a cold, but two illnesses so close together is just rubbish! I'm also feeling very down about starting the new year feeling like this, even though I know it's "just another day". I was feeling very positive about 2018 up until yesterday!

In the interests of not drip feeding, I suffer from bipolar disorder, but I'm very stable and on medication so I don't think I'm having a depressive episode. Truthfully, I think I'm being a bit pathetic and need some advice on how to pull myself together and stop feeling so upset about silly things?

Sorry if this makes no sense!

Don't force yourself to go if you're not up for it. The cold bug this year is horrible.

Two illnesses so close to each other will have sapped most of your energy.

People often forget that once the illness is actually over, you still need time to rebuild your energy, you're not back to full fitness straightaway.

The lack of energy will also make you feel upset or sad or just generally off, as your head also needs energy to run properly.

YANBU, stay in tonight, early night, warm mugs of what you fancy and your favourite programme on the telly!

I think you’re ill and sleep deprived! Sometimes when we have chronic underlying issues (I do too) we almost don’t feel we can let ourselves be ill with minor stuff! I think you should chill out, stay in and give your body time to recover.

Rest up!! You will recover faster.