Top 5 Worst Parts of a Cold

Have you ever been sick? No? Liar!

We all catch a cold or two once in a while. The exact nature and impact of a cold can vary, but there is one thing that we can (mostly) all agree on: Being sick sucks.

I am facing a cold or something of such nature at the moment and if you were to ask me about the best parts of being sick, there's not much that I can say. If you were to ask me about the worst parts, here's my top 10:

5. My Fucking Nose

Perhaps the most common symptom of sickness: a runny nose. My nose has a tendency of being blocked pretty much 24/7 even when I am healthy, but a cold makes it 1000x worse. Not only is my sense of smell weakened, but I am also irritated by the massive quantities of snot, forcing me to sneeze it out all the time.

This has a multitude of consequences:

• Wasted time.
• It's annoying.
• My fuckin' nose hurts!!!!

4. Senses

Have you ever been sick and wondered why your food is less tasty? I certainly have and it sucks. One thing that I always face in the midst of a cold is a weakening of my bodily senses, the most impactful of which is taste.

It makes food taste worse and simply makes everything less stimulating in general. Makes life feel dull.

3. Confusion

Being sick makes me confused.

Have you ever had the feeling that you really want to do something, but you can't be motivated to actually do anything? This is quite common for me while sick and it's stressful.

I always want to do so much, but simultaneously don't want to do anything. It prevents me from enjoying many aspects of my life.

2. Energy

Here's another fun one. Being sick makes me really fucking tired. Perhaps the worst symptom of fever in my case. Even walking is a chore.

I hate this so much. I can't exercise, go on long walks, etc. The lack of energy makes it hard to be productive and is a major hit to my mental state. It creates a sense of detachment from my body and reality, which furher dulls everything.

1. Isolation (not the Alien kind)

As a sum of potentially infecting others, having no energy and just feeling bad physically, I end up with a strong sense of isolation.

To be clear, I am by no means an ultra social being that struggles to be alone at home. Most of my days go by inside my apartment by myself and that is fine. However, I really need to go outside sometimes and sickness strengthens this urge. Yet I can't fulfill it.

My daily trip to the nearby store certainly helps, but doing much more than that is not wise and it's not as if my bodily energy would allow such an activity regardless.

This sense of isolation really adds up. Do you remember the confusion and struggle to find an enjoyable activity that I discussed earlier? Well, being stuck at home for a week amplifies that by a million. Fuck this.