The one where I got sick

The last time I got sick it was slightly severe, I got the flu for a week. Since it was not my first time being sick with the flu, I took steps that I have taken in the past. I made sure to stay home that day and drink plenty of fluids and medicine. I also tried to avoid contact with other people so that I would not get them sick. Since I got sick during summer I stayed at home and the only people around me were family and they reacted as they would when someone gets sick, they made sure to stay away. I did not see any friends during the time that I was sick, but if I am at school sick my friends do not stay away they only avoid contact and my teachers never say anything to me when I am sick. 

 The last time someone in my life got sick was last week, my friend got sick with the flu. I did feel like their illness was legitimate since they were coughing sneezing and had a runny nose, all signs of the flu. The legitimacy of my friend being sick impacted my feelings in a way that I knew I had to not make physical contact or share any drinks with her because I did not want to get sick. 

These two experiences made me realize that the one thing they had in common was that neither person wants to get sick therefore they avoided and limited contact the person that was sick. I think this impacted the illness experience because when I was sick, I felt bad for getting sick even though people get sick all the time.