Okay, this is part where I tell a crazy story.
Yesterday I passed out.
In the middle of my shift at work.
It's a good thing that the even we were catering was a double-sided buffet rather than one where we serve, or it would've been even more embarrassing. My vision just went dark and I fell over. It was a weird experience, to be sure, and a first for me. They had to call the paramedics, and then the BYU campus police drove me home, with express instructions to skip my last two classes and rest. So I sat on the couch, watched Netflix, ate, and went to bed early. Today, I'm feeling mostly better, and hopefully will be able to make it through the day without any craziness.
Using my 20/20 hindsight, I can see all the warning signs that led up to this event, and they were all mentioned in yesterday's Public Service Announcement. Stress, not enough sleep, not eating right, not relaxing....all of the above. I can actually look back and watch the downhill slide: slowly becoming more scatterbrained and forgetful, feeling more busy and more stressed but actually getting less done, eating less, forgetting to eat (that happens) and just general increasing of all of these over time.
The worst and also funniest part of this is that I keep telling a friend of mine to get enough sleep and be good because he thought he might be coming down with a cold.
That's the crux of the issue- though I am focused inwardly a lot (being an introvert), when it comes to taking care of people, I tend to forget that I'm not invincible. Don't do that.
So! Public service announcement part 2: Take care of yourself too. It's good to try and help others (even if you're horrible at it and probably come off as smothering or something) but don't forget that you need to be taken care of too.
Have a wonderful Tuesday :)
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