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Is it normal to feel guilty for being sick? (26 F)

Apologies in advance for any grammatical errors. English is not my native language. I have had Covid recently and have been feeling very ill for the last week. I have a few medical problems that have to be checked regularly, so I have to take days off every once in a while. I feel like I have to justify every single thing to my boss, otherwise they won't believe me. I've been sending every receipt, every Covid test, every sick certificate, every correspondence between me and my doctors. He seems to be pushy for me to come back to work, even though I'm still positive and I still have symptoms. He messages me outside work to ask me when I'm going to be back. I don't know what to do, because then I started feeling guilty for taking all those days off, and since I'm still on probation, I'm scared…


Apologies in advance for any grammatical errors. English is not my native language.

I have had Covid recently and have been feeling very ill for the last week.
I have a few medical problems that have to be checked regularly, so I have to take days off every once in a while.
I feel like I have to justify every single thing to my boss, otherwise they won't believe me.

I've been sending every receipt, every Covid test, every sick certificate, every correspondence between me and my doctors. He seems to be pushy for me to come back to work, even though I'm still positive and I still have symptoms.

He messages me outside work to ask me when I'm going to be back.

I don't know what to do, because then I started feeling guilty for taking all those days off, and since I'm still on probation, I'm scared of getting fired.

Am I the problem?

Thanks for reading x

Edit: I know it's easy for people to say that I should change job, but it is not that simple. As I mentioned on another post, I'm not so smart to get a degree in something else. I don't have any passions, most likely I have ADHD, and can't concentrate. I feel like I'm useless and would be doomed to an unhappy life.
Sorry for whining.

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