Stop Rushing to Diagnose Yourself

Not everything is a symptom

Kara Lissy
Nov 7 · 3 min read
Photo by JOSHUA COLEMAN on Unsplash

I broke one of my cardinal sleep hygiene rules yesterday: I took a 3 hour nap in the middle of the evening.

It didn’t happen by accident. The scene of the crime didn’t betray my intentionality: watch on the table, phone switched to DND, Netflix paused (it was “Schitt’s Creek”, so I must truly have been wiped), blanket draped over me…

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Kara Lissy

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What we need is a self-care revolution. NYC-based Psychotherapist/LCSW. kara@agoodplacetherapy.com // IG: @kara_bout_yourself

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