I discovered this hidden in a crack in my sofa… please don’t tell me these are bed bugs.

underestimate how psychologically damaging prolonged infestations can become.

Sleep deprivation alone intensifies anxiety dramatically.

And because bed bugs feed at night, bedtime itself becomes stressful.

The Social Embarrassment Was Unexpectedly Strong

I avoided inviting anyone over.

I stopped visiting friends casually because I feared accidentally transporting continue reading …