24/08/2025
On good days, your cup is half-full or nearly empty—so you can handle life’s knocks, twists, and bumps without trouble. A small drop doesn’t spill over.
But on tough days, your cup is already brimming with other drops: poor sleep, stress, processed food, inflammation, toxins, emotional tension, lack of movement, or over-training.
That’s why sometimes even the tiniest drop—like lifting shopping bags or twisting the wrong way—makes the cup overflow. That overflow shows up as pain, fatigue, or a flare-up.
What it Means
• The drop = the trigger (movement or strain).
• The cup = your overall load (stress, sleep, nutrition, environment).
• The overflow = amplified pain signals when the system can’t buffer anymore.
It’s rarely just the injury—it’s the last drop, not the whole bucket.
Why This Perspective Helps?
It takes fear out of pain by showing that the movement wasn’t catastrophic—it was the overload.
It puts you in control by showing that you can empty the cup with better sleep, food, stress reduction, and pacing.
It shifts the focus so recovery isn’t just about fixing the sore spot, but about creating more space in the cup.
It normalises flare-ups because some days your cup is emptier, and other days it’s full.
