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I'm not sure it's related at all, but anecdotally I found myself often falling sick after completing a crunch period at work, or taking a 1-2 week off from work

by d99kris 10y ago

I'm not sure it's related at all, but anecdotally I found myself often falling sick after completing a crunch period at work, or taking a 1-2 week off from work. Nothing serious, but a cold/fever typically. As if being busy forces the body to not allow any sickness.

withdavidli 10y ago
Let down effect: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-01-06/the-let-down-effect-why-you-might-feel-bad-after-the-pressure-is-off http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/article... In psych class we were given the analogy of people getting sick right after mid-term/finals (after a period of sustained high levels of stress)