Those who refer to Covid as a 'cold' - have you actually had it?

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This is genuinely not goady. I'm just trying to distract myself (spiking fever with Covid).

There have been a few people in real life who have referred to Covid like this. One was back in Summer 20 and when I told him I'd been hospitalised with I due to breathlessness he suggested I was just having a panic attack!! Everyone who has referred to it as a cold (to me irl) has not actually had it. It seems a lot on here too refering to it as a cold or 'mild' illness have not actually had it. Mild means you don't need to be hospitalised afaik - not actually mild like a cold. They often seem to believe they have had it with no symptoms (maybe that helps them not be anxious about catching it) - not that that stops you catching it again of course!

I have to say it can feel a very lonely place when you see your DC so unwell and you are feeling dreadful yourself and people (who appear to have no experience of actually having the disease) are going on about how mild it is and we put up with colds we should be able to put up with this!

However 'mild' someone might have this I would not wish it on anyone.

i had it back in the bad old Delta days - it was very much like a cold. the loss of smell and taste was weird as it was so total and very sudden, but they came back in a about a week.otherwise, yes a cold, and quite a mild one at that

me and the family all had a cold a few weeks ago and we all commented on how much worse it was than covid

We just had it over the holidays.

My children, 6 and 4, had a fever and were sleepy for one evening and then had a cough and snotty noses for about a week, but fine in themselves.

I was very sleepy one evening and had no appetite, followed by a mild tickly cough, headache and slightly lower energy levels for a few days. I was still able to exercise and work at home after the first day. I definitely wasn't 100% but for me and my kids it was an illness we'd usually have had 2-3 days off for, max.

I don't say it is like a cold for everyone but of course it is for a lot of people, especially children, young healthy adults and people who have been vaccinated. As with any illness, some will be unlucky.

The cold I had in September was much worse. But it's different to a cold This was 3 days of sinusitis then a marked decrease in fitness levels for a further week.