It is tough to stop. I was where you are back in Feb, stayed on the pain killers too long and carried on working from home because I could. Now five times worse with a load of other health issues and taking an enforced 11 day break. I think the WFH makes it too easy to carry on when we should stop. Also coming to a full stop is really hard, I am not used to doing nothing but resting, especially with an active brain still!
That sounds tough, Zoe - sorry to hear that. I’ll be off to this physiotherapist in an hour or so - hoping we can figure out what has happened and its not too serious. I agree - working from home makes it to easy for us to be on all the time. I originally planned to take a break from last November, but since Omicron arrived and with the book launch, things got increasingly mixed up. And a full stop is so very hard. Immersing myself in learning new things is a tried and tested thing for me. But I think stretching and gently moving my body in more flexible ways is what my body is telling me it needs.
Here’s some good news. After a thorough physio assessment, he thinks the inflammation should settle with 7-10 days. My flight leaves 8 days after the injury, so fingers crossed. Got a bunch of exercises to do too. One of the better physio sessions I’ve had.
Finished my back exercises for the day. A bit looser now. The pain has diminished considerably over the past 48 hours. It's still nowhere near right. But it's better.
It is tough to stop. I was where you are back in Feb, stayed on the pain killers too long and carried on working from home because I could. Now five times worse with a load of other health issues and taking an enforced 11 day break. I think the WFH makes it too easy to carry on when we should stop. Also coming to a full stop is really hard, I am not used to doing nothing but resting, especially with an active brain still!
That sounds tough, Zoe - sorry to hear that. I’ll be off to this physiotherapist in an hour or so - hoping we can figure out what has happened and its not too serious. I agree - working from home makes it to easy for us to be on all the time. I originally planned to take a break from last November, but since Omicron arrived and with the book launch, things got increasingly mixed up. And a full stop is so very hard. Immersing myself in learning new things is a tried and tested thing for me. But I think stretching and gently moving my body in more flexible ways is what my body is telling me it needs.
Yes. Listening to the body is key. But sometimes the brain’s noise is too loud 😉
Chatter, chatter, chatter. In fact, the noise increases just as we wish to reduce it. “DON’T FORGET ME!”, screams our mind …
Honesty, the first step to improvement 👌🏼🤞🏼👍🏼
The body knows, even if we need reminders to acknowledge, eh?
Here’s some good news. After a thorough physio assessment, he thinks the inflammation should settle with 7-10 days. My flight leaves 8 days after the injury, so fingers crossed. Got a bunch of exercises to do too. One of the better physio sessions I’ve had.
Finished my back exercises for the day. A bit looser now. The pain has diminished considerably over the past 48 hours. It's still nowhere near right. But it's better.