- 7 years ago
#28230
Being ill is a drain on you physically, and it does take its toll mentally too. I mean, for me I know that when I come down all viral my mood does drop and I feel really low. It is much more common than you may think. From a medical point of view, there isn't any reason to need to stay in bed if you have a cold. Being up and about can actually help your recovery and it helps your mood too. When you've got a cold or a bit of a bug, you can feel low anyway. Then a lack of activity creates boredom and makes you feel even worse and makes you feel like you're missing out on the world. When you're ill, you may not be able to do as much as normal but like I said you don't need to stay in bed. Just take things at your own pace, slow down a bit - but don't completely stop. Don't stay in bed all day, keep to some sort of getting up/washing/having meals routine, see if you can come in contact with a little bit of daylight even if it's just going to post a letter or buying a pint of milk. Watch some TV, do a puzzle, chat to friends online, bake a cake, clean the fluff out from between your toes, do some cleaning. It makes the world of difference, believe me.