I recently had an experience that reminded me of the
importance of a little self-pampering.
You can find the story here, but here’s the relevant part: a few days
house-sitting that were supposed to be days of solitude turned into chat-fests
and non-stop mental stimulation.
Now, I am both extremely introverted and highly sensitive. My brain gets overloaded really quickly
with stimuli – from conversation to noise to even smells. For four straight days, I was
interrupted constantly both by the dog at this house and by their cleaning
lady, and by the end of it, I felt so incredibly haggard.
My brain ceased to function normally. The connections it normally makes
between thoughts were flickering out before they were even fully-formed. I had a headache for a solid day
afterwards.
