Can Your Feelings Make You Physically Ill?

The science is clear: listen to your emotions.

Illustrations by the author, unless otherwise noted.

Here’s a real question for you: how do you decide you’re sick enough to stay home from work? And if you’re someone whose job IS staying home and taking care of the infinity of things there are to take care of when you’re a parent or a home-maker, how do you decide you’re sick enough to ask for help?