I want to be left very alone. I’d prefer people pretended I didn’t exist.
My dogs and cats prefer to swarm me, however. Being that they don’t understand, me wrapped in a blanket is not an invite for them to curl up all over me ;)
If a family member brings me a fresh water or hot tea, I am appreciative.
Left alone! I’ve never worked a job that had paid sick leave, so I usually just go to work when I’m sick. Then I kind of rationalize to myself, “well, I already went to work, so I might as well do all the other stuff I normally do.” When I’m sick, seeing other people irritates me- all I really want to do is just sleep.
Sneak into my kitchen and make gallons of grandma-version chicken soup; slip downstairs and do the laundry, empty the litter box, water the plants and then, very quietly, leave the house.
When I’m sick, I just want everyone to stay away from me. I appreciate it when my mom or my husband get me “a little something special” to help me feel better, but I don’t want to be touched or really even have people in the same room with me.
@Ponderer983 I kind of exagerate my illness, because I’m hardly ever sick. So I really want pampered. But that’s hard to do since I live alone. I have a cold and I’m telling a friend I’m sure I’m dying so they will pamper me. It’s not happening.
In general, I want everyone to stay away from me. I don’t want to see people or talk to people. However, I was sick over the weekend and appreciated my significant other’s aid and presence more than anything.