A Total Failure of Empathy

Yesterday afternoon, I came home from felling a big sappy spruce and liming a fir and felt absolutely awful. After washing up I crawled into bed and zonked for most of the afternoon. I woke up with a headache and some sinus pressure and of course, the first thing I thought was Ive got it.

The surge of anxiety alone made me feel ten times worse. I wanted to contact anyone Ive been near in the last couple of weeks, but I didnt have the energy to contact a single one of them. I felt miserable.

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