The roller coaster called life has definitely taken a toll on my body lately. Have you noticed that painsomnia ( the inability to sleep due to pain) causes a series of domino effects on your body. You are more emotional, your brain fogs increase, and your body feels beat up as it has been unable to restore itself. This domino effect can last through a long period until your body makes you stop. Difficult to explain to others but very real to experience. My schedule has been 0acked lately and I’m having to learn the true value of “no”. We tend to push ourselves to feign normality. The truth is we are NOT normal. The sooner we force ourselves to understand the better we can manage our self care time. Remember extra care is always ok, especially when it promotes mental clarity.