#sickness

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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
12 hours ago

There's a type of person who only feels permission to rest when they're physically sick, and the illness isn't the problem. The problem is the invisible equation they absorbed decades ago that says rest must be earned through suffering and a healthy body has no valid claim to stillness. - Silicon Canals

Sickness is often the only socially acceptable reason for rest, revealing deep-rooted beliefs about productivity and morality.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Don't call it morning sickness: At times in my pregnancy I wondered if this was death coming for me'

Extreme pregnancy sickness led to an unusual connection with the tumultuous experiences in War and Peace.
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