Being around people is so LOUD to me right now. I can barely call my clients back at work. Even emailing feels like touching hot coals. For an extrovert, this is a very new sensation. Even in my own home, where I crave the presence of my family, still I simultaneously want them far away. I just want to hide under a blanket on my sofa and contemplate/sleep until this is over.

It is like living in the middle of an extremely slow-motion thunder storm, with the 'mute' button pushed.

The sun rises. Glorious and beautiful, and only the tiniest flicker of wonder is left. At least there is that.