For one entire day, I didn't feel like my chest had an elephant on it. Yeah, it still hurts, it'll always hurt, but I allowed myself to only deal with that. I didn't leave the house to help anyone with anything. I didn't have to rescue someone from an intoxicated stupor. And I didn't feel guilty because of any alcohol or drug use.

Yeah, I just stayed in bed. Yeah, I'm still hearing things that couldn't be here. And yeah, I'm still not doing so good. But for once, I allowed myself to accept it all. And I gave myself the day to do it. I gave a day to myself.