During days when I'm having my period (it counts as sickness), I take Tylenol pills every six hours and keep a heating pad on my tummy or back. I also watch The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, or another movie with a happy ending, because I always feel sad during the first half of my period and need something to boost me. I crave chocolate, too, so I eat plenty of that.

If my cramps are really bad, though, I might lay in my bed or on a couch and whine for a long, long time.

If I have a runny or stuffy nose, cough, etcetera, I wrap myself in blankets and puppies and watch movies and/or TV! Nausea is pretty common for me, but I don't know how to deal with it other than staying still.