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“You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be.”
― Becky Chambers, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

“However, if the patient is tense, it is not enough for the doctor to say, “Relax.” That’s like telling someone to float when he’s sinking in panic. Rather, relaxation is contagious. The patient will catch it if the healer is relaxed, centered, and calm and”
― Kenneth S. Cohen, The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing

“She’s a barbarian, but don’t hold it against her. She’s brilliant.”
― Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace

“As a hypochondriac, the typical response when I'm panicking is to acknowledge it will end. At some point, I will cease to be conviced that I have a brain tumor, or a stomach ulcer, or some degenerative condition of the nerves, and so at some point, the bad thing will end. When something bad is actually happening, it's easy to underreact, because a part of you is wired to assume it isn't real. When you stop underreacting, the horror is unique because it is, unfortunately, endless.”
― Juila armfield