What do you do when you are sick?

[unicron44]

I've been sitting in bed for the past four days with a 102 fever, sore throat, headache, and just started today diarrhea. Also in this time frame I've barely slept or ate.

I've been catching up backlog on Netflix Instant Queue and some comics I've yet to read. Oh and of course, trying real hard to get some rest.

So fellow Escapists, what's your favorite activity to do when sick?

 

[DasDestroyer]

Depends on how sick I am. If I am just minorly ill, yet enough to stay home, I simply have a day off of sorts while trying to get better. If I've got a nasty fever, and am more seriously sick, I spend my time either sleeping or on the computer, be it browsing the web or gaming, and of course taking painkillers inb4 migranes.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Keep living my life as I would normally. One of the very few ways I try to prove my manhood is by working through the sickness. Fuck you, illness, you will not beat me.

 

[LordOmnit]

Drink large amounts of Gatorade and cranberry juice along with water and eat whatever is on hand or have the slightest craving for because I assume that my body is telling me what I need.

EDIT: as for how I pass my time: games, movies, comics, books, not going out and aggravating the symptoms- stuff like that.

 

[sassafrasses]

Video games, heating pad (back or stomach), some more video games, movies, hot tea, maybe cry, more video games, text my friends, even more video games, sleep... Oh yeah, video games

 

[Saelune]

When managable, just play games. Last time I was sick though...I just puked alot, and did not sleep. Never had an hour felt like an eternity.

I lost almost 10 pounds though. Just my attempt at looking at the bright side...
(Id choose to keep the weight over going through that again though)

 

[Kizi]

Really just depends on how sick I am. If I am very ill, I stay home and lie on the coach in front of the TV while drinking liquids. If it's just a cold or something, I shake it off.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

Depends on the amount of sickness. Sometimes I'll play games, something time consuming and relatively passive like Oblivion. If I'm too sick for that I tend to watch anime and eat comfort foods... because why not? And of course if I'm even more sick than that I just try to sleep for very long amounts of time until the sickness goes away.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I OD on chicken soup and switch off between either Sprite or, Ginger Ale. If it's spring or, autumn then I'll consider myself suffering from allergies and take some meds for that.

 

[Tartarga]

I sit around and complain about being sick, I also play video games and watch tv but it's mostly the complaining thing.

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

SLEEP. Followed by more sleep.

If you want a family thing we do whenever is sick: boiling hot milk, mixed with brandy, honey, and a raw egg. It sounds nasty, but I assure you, it's a friggin miracle in liquid form.

 

[Rapamaha]

Grab my Star Wars & Lord of the rings DvD trilogy and put em running on TV

 

[triggrhappy94]

Tough it up. I'm hardly ever allowed to stay home when I'm sick.
I've had to do pretty big tests half unconscious.

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I don't really get sick I have an amazing immune system that runs in the family. Honestly I've only seen my dad sick 2 days in my entire life span and after those he had to go to the hospital and he found out he was diabetic

 

[Klarinette]

I whine. I whine hard. Then I take some drugs, and then I overdose on orange juice, and then I go to sleep. Repeat until better.

 

[JustJuust]

When I am sick, I watch the lord of the rings trilogy. If I am feeling especially sick, I would watch the godfather trilogy

 

[Madara XIII]

I've been sitting in bed for the past four days with a 102 fever, sore throat, headache, and just started today diarrhea. Also in this time frame I've barely slept or ate.

I've been catching up backlog on Netflix Instant Queue and some comics I've yet to read. Oh and of course, trying real hard to get some rest.

So fellow Escapists, what's your favorite activity to do when sick?

Sleep. Just sleep and drink nothing but cold water and orange juice.

I can't eat when I sleep, so I take the time to either sleep the day away or continue on with my Let's Play recordings or just play the game for fun.

Sadly if I have school I still drag my ass out of bed and get to the University. Professors don't give a damn!
But the best thing to do while sick is have....

A HORROR MOVIE EXTRAVAGANZA

Especially Zombies. Can't go wrong with George A. Romero

 

[Super Toast]

I lie in bed and drink copious amounts of orange juice. What? It makes me feel better.

 

[elpieo]

When i start to feel sick, i just stop being sick and be awesome instead. True story.

 

[FalloutJack]

When I get sick, it has to be one of the stronger bugs. If it isn't, then I don't even notice and I declare myself not sick. But once I get a whiz-banger...

Ginger-ale, lots of it. Settles the stomach if it's made with real ginger.
Nothing too complicated in terms of food. Gotta eat and keep it down.
Lots of freakin' tissues.
Cough drops, the kind that doesn't taste like breath mints.
And finally, a towel over the pillow when I sleep nights (for runny noses).