Taking a sick day

Part of taking care of me is about being ok taking sick days when I need to. I don't do that well. I love my job and what I do and feel that taking a sick day is letting a lot of people I care about and enjoy working with down. That's delusional. If I'm sick I'm not a lot of help to any one and put others at risk of getting sick. I don't do sick well. I pout and eat usually so that has something to do with my not wanting to stay home. I have been better at that the last few times I've been sick. That's because I don't have any junk food in the house and I don't go out when I'm sick. I isolate and don't want to see anyone. The truth is I don't want people to see me sick. My brain tries to tell me that sick means weak. I know that's not true, but it tries. So today is a sick day. I can just take care of me today.