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Originally Posted by JinnKai
I've not noticed a difference, mostly because I have an extremely efficient immune system and rarely get sick -- sex definitely clears a stuffed nose, however.
On a side note, this follows the logic that I have always followed with my life. Isolating yourself from sickness NEVER helps your immune system. The more you isolate yourself from germs (like bubble boy) the more powerful and potentially deadly a new strain will be. I pride myself on having a strong immune system, something I attribute entirely to exposing myself to mild "doses" of germs. How do you think immunizations work? When my SO is sick, I spend just as much time around her as any other time. I want to see her, and I want to get a small dose of her germs. That way when I get a full dose of the germ in the future -- blamo, immune system kicks its ass.
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While my immune system may not be as 'on-guard' as I'd like, I'd have to say that I agree with a lot of this, but I guess mine
When someone I care for, I guess, let's say, SO is sick, I'm usually around like white on rice. I leave work early, sometimes even take time off to take care of him. I cater, spoil, watch them sleep, and in the meantime I usually forget to eat or even sleep cause I'm waiting for a phonecall just in case he needs something, and I guess the small dose of microbes would be an added bonus (???) At that, I have never caught a cold from someone who was ill that I took care of.
Oddly, when I'm sick, I stay in isolation...I'm pretty miserable and usually get depressed. I had an SO once who was with me the whole time I was ill..he baby'd me and it made me feel so loved -- ironically, he's now about to finish medschool... Aside that, no one has really catered to me in that manner, to tend to me every 10 freakin minutes..I mean I have people that bring me things, watch me for a minute and then go about their merry way... But anyway I'm going off topic....