You Rested All Weekend and Still Feel Wrecked? Yeah. Me Too.

💥 Power Surge: Rest Isn’t Reset

You did everything “right.”
You canceled plans.
You napped.
You stretched.
You even drank water (and not just the “chase-your-meds” kind).

And yet — Monday hits and your body still feels like it’s made of concrete and static.

Rest didn’t fix it.

Here’s the thing most people don’t understand:
Rest isn’t a cure. It’s a delay tactic.
It’s triage. It’s harm reduction. It’s survival.

For people with MS, resting doesn’t fill the tank — it just keeps you from breaking the fuel gauge.

That doesn’t make you weak.
That makes you real.
And brave. And tired. And doing your best in a body that doesn’t reset on command.

You don’t need to “bounce back.”
You just need to keep going — slowly, stubbornly, and with more grace than guilt.

🔥 Hot Plate, Cold Nerves: Emergency Recovery Pudding

What you need:

• A pack of instant pudding

• Milk or milk substitute

• A bowl

• A spoon

• The will to keep standing for 2 minutes

Instructions:

1. Mix until your arm says stop

2. Refrigerate if you can wait

3. Eat standing in front of the fridge like a goblin if you can’t

Bonus: Top with crushed graham crackers, banana slices, or existential dread

🧠 Mental Currents: Your Worth ≠ Your Output

• You are not a machine.

• You don’t need to “bounce back” to prove your strength.

• You are allowed to still feel tired after resting.

• Progress can look like still being here.

🗳️ Reader Poll: What’s Your Body Still Recovering From?

• That grocery trip 3 days ago

• The social thing I pushed through

• A flare that ended, technically

• Nothing in particular — just everything

• I don’t even know anymore

💢 Mini Rant: Stop Using “Recharge” Like I’m a Phone

People say “just recharge this weekend!”
Like I can plug into a wall and come back to life.
I’m not a battery. I’m a whole damn system with glitchy wiring.

And right now? I’m in power-saving mode.

🗣️ Journal Prompt: