When I ask people when they started noticing symptoms of fatigue, pain, trouble sleeping, weight gain, etc. they'll say 2 years ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago... and when I ask them what happened 2, 5 or 10 years ago, they're usually able to name a horribly stressful event i.e. a parent or spouse dying, a super stressful time at work, their best friend getting cancer. They themselves dealing with a severe illness or injury. So often we just push through the stress, because we