Sick As A Dog

So...here's the deal...I have a wicked cold.  OK...I admit it, I'm a bit of a whining baby when it comes to being sick.  Runny nose, sore throat, fever....blah, blah, blah!  I suppose the reason I hate having a cold so much is that sometimes the symptoms kind seem alot like the symptoms I have during an anxiety/panic attack.  I'm also very freaked about mixing meds.  So, taking OTC drugs for my cold and taking my effexor is scary for me.  Some how I think that there will be a bad reaction of the meds mixing together and something terrible will happen to me.  OOPS!!  Isn't that the same thing I'm afraid will happen if I go too far outside of my comfort zone?  Well, there you have it!!
I do tend to make a catastrophe (had to look that word up) out of things.  I do have an art out of making mole hills into mountains...quite colorfully too.  But don't mistake that for drama, because that I hate.  Got enough mess to deal with and just don't need the headache of drama.
Anyway, in deal with my (not so) wicked cold, I try to drink gallons of water and as little OTC meds as possible to get over the cold.  One thing about a cold that seems to be worst for me is not being able to breath out of my nose.  Problem with that is I practice deep, slow breathing to help calm myself and the way I do that is through my nose.  My brain thinks if I can't breath through my nose then I can't do my deep, relaxation breathing to calm down.  If I can't breath right and can't calm down, I'll have a panic attack and the world will explode!!  AHHHHHHH!!!! OK, I made up that last part but I do get pretty anxious when I have a stuffy nose so, I just use some nose spray which helps me breath easier through my nose.  Sometimes, just KNOWING I can reach for the nose spray is enough to keep the anxiety at bay. 
So, I am off to go back under the covers and continue a book I start reading and have another cup of coffee. Hot liquids is good for a cold right?  Coffee is hot and a liquid...right?  Doctor says to drink tea.  I hate tea.  I compare drinking tea to eating raw cow brain.  Is that me making a mountain out of a mole hill?  I didn't think so.
I'm out.