I guess one of the things that would help me is for someone to shoot straight with me: how much am I impeding my recovery by not giving myself complete, and total rest? Am I actually hurting myself more? Is there a point at which recovery is less likely/less likely to be as complete? For example, if I were to give myself a good week's rest a month from now, would it be as helpful to my brain's recovery as if I were to do that now? As I mentioned, I work at a restaurant where I have to be on my feet and moving for up to 8 hours a night. I'm certainly not in the financial position to quit my job, but I might be able to take a week off at some point in the next few weeks... Will I ever get better if I don't rest completely? Or can I still make progress even under my current routine?