Not sick enough to miss work, but too sick to do anything else.
You’ve always got a runny nose…
Or a cough…
Columbia Picture
Or both :(
Comedy Channel
And you’re always in the middle ground between “too sick to stay at home” and “not sick enough to stay home from work”.
Lions Gate
People are always looking at you when you’re on the bus or train because you’re sniffling the whole time.
ABC
And you’re at work a lot of the time feeling like your brain is running out of your nose.
FOX
People are always asking you if you have allergies.
NBC
And you dream of going ~one day~ without reaching for the Kleenex.
Disney
If you ever DO get sick it always takes a while for you realise, because you’re so used to being in this sick-limbo state.
WWE
WWE
WWE
You worry if people get irritated by your forced mouth breathing.
TLC
If you’re at the gym you’re prone more to a runny nose than sweat.
You can never explain to your boss what level of sickness you are hitting.
NBC
You get a reputation around the office for always coming in sick to work but you’re just not, like, really sick?
NBC
And people always get frustrated you’ll “make them sick.”
MTV
But you know this level of sickness isn’t contagious.