Not well start: January illness
From reading the title itself I know that you already know what this article is all about. This will gonna be short for I need to sleep early. Time check it is 8:03 pm here in the Philippines. It's Monday, the 5th day of January 2022. Hello hello there my fellow readers and writers for once again it is me your lazy writer lazysnail.
It's been 5 days after the whole world celebrate the new year 2022. Everyone was so happy with the party, foods, loud music , fire works and many more. Well many got wasted but still they enjoy everything on it. Even me your one and only lazysnail enjoy the event. However, the day after the 1st day of January. I'm feeling some ache on my body and so I suspect that it's a flu. And guess what? My suspicioun is right. I fight flu for like days and I just got fully recover just yesterday January 4. I have flu, body pain especially back pain, Though I don't have cough and I didn't catch cold. I'm still a little scared because I thought that I'm infected by the new variant of virus which is omicron. Both omicron and the simple flu have the same symptoms luckily I still have my sense of taste. And so I can calm a bit but still having a flu is a headache. I mean literally my head is spinning and pinching in pain.
It's not just me who face this dilemma but as I know, that almost the whole Philippines is facing this one. As far as I know, many people is sick right now. They do have the same symptoms as mine before. This leads to panicking and stressing of everyone. They're overthinking whether they're infected or not. Adding up by the rising cases of covid-19 and omicron. Some places in the Philippines is now back to alert level 3 and so it became more strict and going outside is limited and prohibited when you're not vaccinated. Going back, many people are scared and doesn't know what to do. They're panick buying of medicine and intaking a number of them without knowing the real reason of their sickness.
I'm in no position to give an advice but in my opinion, if you have the symptoms of flu start isolating yourself from people around you, including your family. It is important to always wear your facemask even if you're inside your house. Also disinfecting your room or whole house if possible is a great idea. Stressing yourself that maybe you have a virus is not a good idea. Stay relax and cool and hydrated all the time. You know from yourself whether your sickness is bad or worst. If you think your health is not improving then that's the time to take a test.
Closing Thoughts
A lot of people right now is sick and when you're not, then that's a good news. However we still need to be aware of our actions. Performing safety protocol is a must. Wear facemask when going out and even inside the house if possible. Star hydrated, eat a lots of healthy food, exercise and have a healthy lifestyle. With that we're not just caring for ourselves but for others too.
I'm going to take my second dose of my astra zeneca tomorrow. That's why I need to sleep early today. I'm in my 2nd step to become asta zombie na!!!
It's really hard since it is usually a flu season after the holidays due to many late night activities plus the stress of the prepatations. But during this pandemic, it is much better to be safe than sorry. Praying for your fast recovery, and good luck on your second dose.