Is this due to sickness or do I have some symptom of burn out?

[jennifer_bloom]

I've been behaving like a 6 month old baby since getting sick. I cried when my mom stole my apple slices. I cried when a stranger ignored me at the doctor's office. I cried when somebody I did not like was speaking in public. I don't know if my brain is exhausted and recovering from burn out or what is going on.

[Rando42069deezenuts]

Apparently being sick is more likely to trigger symptoms of depression and generally results in low mood. It makes sense if you think about it, an infection puts stress on the body resulting in increased inflammatory hormones just like any other stressor. Your body is stressed, you are experiencing symptoms of this, albeit somewhat exaggerated symptoms. Also chronic stress makes you more susceptible to sickness.

Here's an overly detailed article on the subject if you're bored. I certainly didn't read the whole thing.

Good luck, rest up

[Demonatrix]

We all can get a little child like when not feeling well. This is definitely something you should talk to your doctor or a counsellor about. But until you can, sounds like you need to connect with your inner child for a while and destress. Swing on a swing do some colouring, my favourite is blowing bubbles and popping them.