Me & My Health #26

I haven't done one of these blog posts for a while so thought I would get back to it.

I will be honest, I haven't been good. My emotions have been all over the place, with the issues as my old job to being made redundant to getting rejected from jobs and being desperate and getting a job that doesn't pay well or have good benefits so I feel like my life has been flipped upside down.

I haven’t been feeling any better lately, and my persistent cough is starting to worry me. In the past, it wouldn’t have bothered me so much, but between August and December 2024, I developed a cough that led to a series of serious health issues including a chest infection, whooping cough, bronchitis, and a secondary chest infection. It even caused the blood vessels in my eyes to burst.

Looking back, I know I didn’t take proper care of myself during that time. I largely attribute that to the lack of support and the intimidating environment created by my manager. The situation left me feeling overwhelmed and unsupported. I put my job before my health which is a really sh*tty thing because I was made redundant.

I started feeling better, but back in early May, I developed a cough again. Since then, I’ve been feeling drained. I'm not sure if being sick so often is starting to take a toll on my body. I haven’t been sleeping well either, though I’ve never been a great sleeper to begin with. I have been to the doctors and the doctor has told me I am allergic to dust, okay, but what about the cough. I have been for chest x-rays again and they just can't figure it out.

I have been so stressed at work and a sign of me being stressed is I pick, I picked my gels off the other day which was a nightmare.

I know this is a short one but I am hoping to keep on top of it.