Why Is It So Hard to Let Ourselves Be Sick?

We’re so quick to tell other people to rest when they’re sick, but when it’s us, we feel guilty for slowing down. After watching my husband beat himself up for needing two days of sleep while he was sick, I found myself wondering why it’s so hard to give ourselves the same compassion we give everyone else. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to tie our worth to how much we can get done — even when our bodies are begging us to stop.