Oh man, what a relief to read all this. Thank you, dear people!
I will definitely have to get myself some ear protection!!
I always forget that it is okay to take things slow. People sometimes try to push me like " Can't you just quickly do it like that, ten minutes should be enough" and so on, and it takes me a lot of courage to say "No, I can't do it that way".
rcat, I also know "shower thoughts" - what is it about getting clean that makes ones thoughts go wild? Maybe it is the tension that we hold in our bodies that gets released that way, so it feels awful for a while?
I have discovered that lavender oil and tea works wonders