Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries | 
“We often describe the emotional pain we experience after a significant rejection as analogous to being punched in the stomach or stabbed in the chest…brain scans show that the very same brain regions get activated when we experience rejection as when we experience physical pain.”
Still feeling wobbly-brained after yesterday, so I got out an old favorite I bought specifically for times like this. Pineapple green tea on the side, for bonus restorative power. 😁
Taking some time off reality taking care of my mental health with my Litsy Around the World read, a healthy breakfast (for a change) and "The Mental Illness Happy Hour" podcast by Paul Gilmart for company. To anyone struggling with the black dog I can only recommend him if you need the occasional i'm-not-the-only-one -reminder!
