I really needed to read this, Olivia.

Your timing is perfect.

There’s no way of knowing for sure, but perhaps the days I’ve been spending in bed, watching Netflix – paralyzed by bone-pulverizing depression, anxiety, and hopelessness – may just be my body and soul taking a break before re-emerging in a newer, wiser, stronger state. (I sure hope this is the case…)

Jim Carrey (yeah, the rubber-limbed actor/comedian) once said that what we see as “depressed” may simply be a very necessary form of “deep rest,” one that the body/soul takes whether our conscious mind likes it or not. Your essay expands on this in a very cathartic fashion. Thank you.