"Not sleeping will do that. It's worse when you do and the sleep is terrible." She remembers being that tired. Drinking so much coffee and tea that her head hurt for weeks after as she eased up on how much she allowed herself every day because she couldn't function without it. She doesn't envy Thor having to deal with that now.

"But you're not helpless. You can do plenty on your own. Without a drink in your hand today, you've managed to make yourself at least somewhat presentable and make us coffee. You've opened up, at least a little, and you haven't tried to throw me out of your home. Those are still victories, even if they feel small." Her lips twitch into the ghost of a smile. "All of the first steps will be small. You can't climb a mountain without taking thousands of steps to overcome it. I know it isn't much now, but I can tell you from experience that today, these first few moments of struggle against this, will be much more important than you want to believe now."