Listless days. “It was the very last moment of my childhood. A micro-measurement of time---not even a second---passed, instantly adult part of my brain understood...Every few - moments? - minutes? - you drift away and then the memory of why you are there washes back though you in another sickening rush. Some part of your brain logs the stress process: adrenaline, cortisol, norepinephrine, flooding your body...your life is now measured in threes.“