I might be a bit of an emo queen

Background: I started having sinus and chest issues before Christmas, and they never really went away. They got much better, and I was able to power through Christmas but they were always there.  Wednesday, my chest congestion and cough came back with vengeance. (I didn’t write Thursday because I actually hate writing about how bad I feel.)

I grew up with this kind of label of hypochondriac drama queen whiny baby any time I got sick, so now I am kind of paranoid about bringing up feeling bad. The older I get the more I don’t want to talk about feeling bad or  I try to down play being sick. I accept that sometimes you have to put on your big girl panties and deal with things no matter how bad you feel. I try really hard.

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I have a cough and pretty severe chest congestion and I am not able to sleep for long periods of time. Try as I might to be a big girl about it, today, I broke. Lack of sleep, hurting every time I inhale, and general wussy-ness finally got to me.

I sent Tina a text that said, “I need emotional coddling,” and like a hero she called me. I lost all ability to be a grown up woman and just whined and sobbed. She gave me the sympathy and the emotional coddling that I needed until I lost my ability to talk.

I feel so much better now. It still hurts when I breath and I still have random coughing fits, but it is all so much more bearable now. This is why we all need a best friend, so we can have someone to call when we are miserable sick and cry.

I found this when I googled “Put on your big girl panties and deal with it.” I found it mildly disturbing and awesome and odd that it under that search.

... Chocolate would get you further than rainbows