Dr Confession
I never thought I would say this – it’s so ludicrous and I cannot even believe it myself. But I feel it needs to be said publicly…
I have become a Dr Phil viewer.
This past week I have been overcome by severe illness. It all started late one night with a tickle in my throat, while I slept the tickle swiftly turned into strep throat (Streptococcal Pharyngitis). I was subjected to 40°C fever and chills. I dehydrated to the point where my family begged me to let them take me to the hospital. Delirious and stubborn, I managed to fight off dehydration and my families plea. But I’m not sure how I did so, my brain seems to have locked away the memory in the ‘lets not go there’ section. I do remember my legs aching and telling my mother that I wanted “ice melted”… I meant water.
As I was recovering from asking for melted ice and a fever, my chest become jealous of the attention my throat was gathering and decided to become infected. Chest forced me to cough every few seconds, just to let everyone know that chest is hardcore and that throat better not fuck with chest.
Yes. I am medicated while writing this.
Then my sinuses finally decided to join the infection party. What ensued was days of, “is your nose still running?” jokes from my mother who has been caring for me. I felt totally lady like laying in bed with tissues stuck permanently in my nose. I’m slowly recovering, very slowly, which is aggravating. It’s not being sick that aggravates me. It’s the not being able to care for myself or do anything. My room is a mess, I haven’t done laundry or cooked myself a proper nutritious meal in over a week, a bracelet I was making is left uncompleted, I have a mountain of errands, friend to see, pancake craving to quench, plans and events to attend, zombies to kill, and I haven’t even been feeling well enough to game. I think the latter annoys me the most, as gaming is the what I look forward to most when I’m sick in bed. It alleviates my daily frustrations.
This is why I have been reduced to watching Dr Phil.
Maybe it’s the medication. Maybe I have residue delirium. Maybe it’s boredom. Maybe I suspect Dr Phil is operated by the Daleks and someone has to watch what those exterminating bastards are doing. Maybe I hope he’ll make a point instead of sound bite. Maybe I just used the word ‘maybe’ too many times in one blog post. I’m convinced – after a good weeks worth of forced research – that daytime TV is the root of all evil. But the root of all evil has been my only source of entertainment. The TV shows I normally enjoy are all on break, so I bow down to evil daily until I can get out of bed and return to the living.
I told friends about my Dr Phil – Philly, as I like to call him – addiction and I think they are now planning an intervention. Which is awesome. I hope they bring some DVD’s and pancakes.
Nikita is a 30-something year old geeky girl that resides in Perth, Western Australia studies event management, works at events and runs EnjoyPerth. She is a self confessed high heel worshipper that suffers from multipletabitis. Kitta spends her spare time blogging sporadically, volunteering, gaming and likes taking photos of the contents of the universe.
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Bless your heart. I had recurring bronchitis over a 9-month period last year and it was awful.
Feel better soon~
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Enjoying good bad TV is a god given right. Everyone needs time to unplug, even if its just to enjoy a little schadenfreude. (oh man, I sound like Dr. Phil)
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Poor Nikita, I hope you get well fast. That sort of addiction can be fatal. Even some broken up movies at watch-movies. net would be better then Phil. Next thing you know you’ll be watching Drew Carey hosting “the price is right”.
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get well soon mate
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I hope you feel better soon Kitta.
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ummmm I could use some melted ice right about now. I re caulked my shower today which I dare say was much more fun that watching Phil. 😛
Germ-free cyber kisses, then and I will try to aid your healing by sending thoughts of hands gently rubbing menthol balm on your chest. 🙂
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From a guy who easily to get sore throats : when the throat start to feel a bit itchy. Start the followings :
1. Drinks lots of water.
2. Pop vitamin c pill.
With this, you have more than 70% chance of not coming down with sore throat.
And of course, have enough sleep.
Take care n get well soon.
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Definitely delirious to be hooked on Dr Phil Niki, but I’ll let you away with ith this time just because you do have to watch some sort of daytime tv when you’re ill.
Hope you’re feeling better soon. Well you are blogging, so I figure you must be starting to feel a bit better, that’s good 🙂
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Been a few days since you did this blog, just wanted to pop in a see if you are doing better. I sure hope so. If not, get well soon Kitta.
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Hope you’re feeling better – the fact that you’re so sick you can’t game is a tragedy. And then there’s the Dr. Phil fiasco…
You don’t play CoD4 by any chance? (saw someone with the nickname Kitters)
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Thanks for all the well wishes everyone. I’m starting to feel better now.
@Gentil: I have played it CoD4. But I don’t have a copy of the game for Xbox. I’m hoping to score a copy soon, once I pay off some debt. And my Gamertag on Xbox live is ‘kittalicious’.
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@Kitta:
Ah, okay. I personally don’t play it on Xbox (don’t have one) but I do on PC.
I fear I’ve spent far too many hours on COD4’s multiplayer.
If you ever happen across ‘Shalgroth’ – say hi.
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Sickness will do strange things to the mind… While suffering from the flu, last winter, I found myself watching Oprah. Must have been the fever. It had obviously given me “dain bramage.” As long as you haven’t started watching “Genital Hospital” and “The Young and the Rest of Us” there’s a chance you’ll recover. I hope you get over this “Dr. Pill” sickness real soon.
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Oh to be 23 again. You are beautiful. and I mean that not in a lesbian way but in an appreciative way. You have that certain je’neu se qua. Rock on girl!
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This typically happens to the beautiful and gorgeous girls – trust me, I have undergone this… So nothing unusual here. But my dear Nikita, get well soon. I am sure by this time you’d have been… but still!
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