"Love" sick?

[xGodsMinionx]

okay so my girlfriend and i have been together for 5 months. we met online and started dating online. we met for the first time a week ago. june 10th. she stayed a week, ive not been sick for as long as i can remember but ever since the 17th(the day she left go go back home) ive been so sick. ive been dizzy on a regular basis. ive had stomach aches. ive puked a few times. sometimes daily multiple times a day. and ive passed out twice, just blacked out. idk whats wrong with me. im NEVER sick but ever since she left ive been sick as hell

and yes
i am in love with her. so i was wondering if being "love sick" was real....

[byee]

Well, love can make you crazy, we know that. It can intensify emotions, it can intensify some physical things, and for some people, it can leave them vulnerable to sickness, b/c the stress of losing someone can lower one's immunity/resistance to *stuff*. Is that what's going on here? IDK, I'd doubt it, you sound too aware of your feelings, so I'd also presume you're dealing with them, even if you feel bad. Dealing with things means there's less chance of them affecting things like resistance, etc, b/c you're diffusing the stress, thereby leaving your immune system more intact.

But, I don't doubt that you're sick. Chances are, it's a virus/bacteria *nasty* there, so you might treat it the way you would any other similiar nasty, with bed rest, some tummy medication, etc.

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

It's possible for emotion to have some physical side-effects. I have a similar relationship with my boyfriend; most of our interaction has to be online because we live so far apart. Whenever we part after being together in person, I physically feel it. In the past I've gotten a sharp pain and some slight tightness in my chest, with the pain actually shooting down my arm on occasion. Each little burst only lasts for a second at a time, but I've never felt anything like it in another situation. I've only ever felt it after dropping him off at the airport, and on some nights when I really miss him.

It's possible that some of your symptoms are caused by feeling a little down or lonely now that she's gone back home. I agree with Sam that you do always have to consider the possibility that you're sick, though. Either way, the treatment is probably about the same: get some rest, take some Pepto Bismol if you need to for the nausea, and see your doctor if things don't start improving soon. Also, the dizziness/fainting could actually be caused by the vomiting, so make sure you're getting plenty of fluids. Lots of water and/or juice and sports drinks if you can keep them down. Hopefully things will start looking up soon. :)