My sleep science serves two very different goals. On the one hand it Is a positive, rational response to the fact of my injury. It grants me new insight into my behaviour and physiology. It also entails a great deal of work. This work serves as an avoidance mechanism and prevents me from completing documentation in regard to Dr. X.

I met with Dr. D on Friday and referred to this documentation effort as akin to putting my head back in the Cuisinart. That is what it feels like. The demand for total concentration on a single sustained effort that pushes all else out of the picture as I force myself to complete the work that is necessary.
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