My boyfriend gets annoyed every time I cough… while I’m literally sick
I’m currently sick with what’s probably the flu and have a really scratchy throat, so I’ve been coughing a lot — maybe every few minutes. I know hearing someone cough constantly probably isn’t enjoyable, but I’m obviously not doing it on purpose and I literally can’t help it.
What’s bothering me is that almost every time I cough, my boyfriend makes some kind of comment about it. He keeps asking things like “why are you coughing so much?” and even mocked my coughing at one point. It didn’t come across as playful, more like he was kinda annoyed.
Now I actually feel guilty every time I cough around him and almost feel self-conscious about it. I don’t know if I’m being extra sensitive because I’m sick already, but it honestly hurt my feelings.
Am I overreacting or would this bother other people too?
TL;DR: I’m sick with the flu and a scratchy throat, so I’ve been coughing a lot. Almost every time I cough, my boyfriend makes comments about it, asks why I’m coughing so much, and even mocked me once. Now I actually feel guilty and self-conscious about coughing around him. Am I overreacting for being hurt by this? 20F, 20M