If your body feels sore, stiff, or tender—even when you haven’t done anything unusual—you’re not imagining it. What doesn’t help is assuming something must be wrong or that pain only follows intense activity.

If your energy feels high one moment and suddenly drops the next, you’re not imagining it. What doesn’t help is blaming your motivation or relying on more caffeine to push through.

If your body feels exhausted but your mind keeps racing the moment you lie down, you’re not imagining it. What doesn’t help is being told to “just relax” or stop thinking about things.