Do you think that feeling sick affects your mood to a significant degree? Does being sick trigger an episode?

I hate feeling sick. My sister gave me a nasty cold that has made me feel awful on top of the awfulness I get from being mixed.

Like honestly, it makes me wish I were I dead.. Although arguably, you could call me dead anyway because that's what I look and sound like thanks to this nasty sinusitis. I might as well be an extra on the set of The Walking Dead since I look like a zombie anyways. Perfect timing for Halloween! Guess who already has a costume...

No, but seriously... I feel like sh#t. I can't sleep due to being mixed, and a lack of sleep only exacerbates my sinusitis. Then my sinusitis makes it difficult to sleep when I DO feel tired because my throat is sore, I have a persistent headache, and I can't breathe. It's a vicious cycle.

How do you cope? No OTC meds have helped thus far, so I'm on my own on this one. It's the Wild West...