The feeling one gets when thinking about
writing their thesis, usually making them feel physically and/or mentally
ill.
Symptoms can include, nausea, lethargy, incoherent conversations and sometimes momentary lapses of motor skills (eg. walking).
Without treatment thesisitis can result in excessive desk chair racing and
may result in injury.
Student: Man, every time I think about my thesis I feel sick.
Friend: Well maybe you've got thesisitis, it's probably a good idea to take the day off.
Student: Today I rode an elephant backwards up the stairs.
Concerned
friend: Pretty
sure you have thesisitis... I'm just gonna keep my distance in case it's contagious.