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Feeling sick is an emotion meant to help you get better faster

  • Written by Joshua Schrock, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, University of Oregon
The emotion of lassitude might help your body fight off infection by making certain adjustments.Kalinka Georgieva/Shutterstock.com

You know what it’s like to be sick. You feel fatigued, maybe a little depressed, less hungry than usual, more easily nauseated and perhaps more sensitive to pain and cold.

The fact that illness comes with a...

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