Collective Complaints

people are feeling better. people are finally getting over the cold/flu/plague that ravished san francisco. people are coming out of some deep winters blues and are feeling a bit lighter and a bit more hopeful.

lots of people have talked with me about how 2013 has been tough so far. many of them have said that they are going to act as if feb 1st is the new year. also- a few people talked about how emotionally hard it is to live in the city- specifically how hard it is to see homeless people every day.

a lot of people have the flu. fatigue, body aches, nasal congestion, headache, etc. also- COUGH. for most it’s a productive cough, but for some it’s dry.

people are wicked anxious this week. whoa. also, san francisco has a cold/flu going around.

a lot of people in san francisco are sick. -headache, sinus congestion, fatigue, sore throat, cough. also, a lot of people are having major anxiety. -panic attacks: shortness of breath, palpitations, feelings of impending death. (also, a lot of people really went for it for NYE, and they’re feeling the effects.)

there were three shared complaints this week: 1. headache 2. menopause 3. toothache a couple people had both 1 and 3, a couple more had 1 and 2, and one poor soul had all three.

the shared compliant this week is hard to describe. in general, people said they felt: “bad”, “weird”, “anxious”, “very stressed”, “agitated”, “irritable”, “angry”, “depressed”, “sad”, “hopeless”, “on edge”, “queasy”, and “nervous”. for some people these emotions manifested into: headaches, severe stomach pain, lower back pain, diarrhea, palpitations, shoulder tension, neck pain, reduced appetite, and/or insomnia. it seems a lot of people are having a hard time. also, lots of people are trying to get pregnant.

e shared complaint this week was headaches. some people had migraines.

the shared complaints this week were: -productive coughs: green, yellow, and white phlegm. -neck pain: one side more than the other.

this week’s shared complaint was left side neck pain. also, lots of people are feeling anxious, or upset, or generally unsettled.

seems lots of people are depressed right now. some people are also struggling with irritability.