Feeling Sick in the Workplace

Instead of I am not well., Frederic should say:

I am not (feeling) well.

Instead of I have the flu, but it is not the flu, avoid using double-negatives. Frederic should say:

I have a severe case of hay-fever

Instead of Allergies come back every spring, “to come back” is for people! Frederic should say:

Allergies strike me every spring

Instead of This is slang. Be careful with slang! Here, the expression is okay., Frederic is referring here to the fact that he has to go to work with his allergies. And the allergies are making his work harder. Frederic can say:

My allergies are killing me!

Instead of Allegies use all my energy, Frederic should say:

Allergies drain my (to take away) energy.

Instead of a stange ambiance at work., Frederic should say:

an uneasy work environment (awkward and uncomfortable : not relaxed).

Instead of The situation is not nice for me, avoid “it is nice”. Frederic should say:

The situation makes me feel embarrassed (feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress)

Instead of nor is it nice for the people around me, avoid “it is not nice”. Frederic should say:

and it makes the people around me feel awkward (causing embarrassment).

Instead of So I try to get some help from drugs., “Help from someone” but “help using a solution”. Frederic should say:

So I try to get some help using drugs.

Instead of drugs do not always help, It is more acurate to focus on what the drug is suppose to do, rather than use “help” which is very general. Frederic should say:

drugs do not always provide the relief expected

Instead of I got a different drug, The focus is on the drugs, rather than on the action of curing, The perception is that Frederic accumulates drugs. Frederic should say:

I got a new treatment

Instead of I bought this drug directly from the pharmacist who said it should work., The focus is on the action of buying drugs, rather than on getting a cure, The perception is that Frederic buys drugs, not a treatment. Frederic should say:

I bought this drug over-the-counter. The pharmacist recommended it.

Instead of Rather than choose alone in the pharmacy., there is an expression, and Frederic should use it:

Rather than buy drugs off-the-counter.

Instead of I will go to the doctor, You go to a place, and then what? Frederic should say:

I will go to and see (or “I will consult”) the doctor

Instead of The doctor will give me a new drug, rather than insist on the drug, Frederic insist on the treatment:

The doctor will give me a prescription

Instead of the new drug, rather than insist on the drug, Frederic insist on the treatment:

the new treatment will make me feel better

Instead of I will feel good, It is not clear when “feel good” will happen. To link the expected result to the treatment, Frederic should say:

I will feel good again