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# The body keeps a ledger of chronic exposure. Sleep...
> The body keeps a ledger of chronic exposure. Sleep disruption, vigilance, rumination, muscular tension, and attentional fragmentation are signals that a relationship may be consuming more biological capacity than the conscious story admits.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1]]
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“The body keeps a ledger of chronic exposure. Sleep disruption, vigilance, rumination, muscular tension, and attentional fragmentation are signals that a relationship may be consuming more biological capacity than the conscious story admits.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-body-keeps-ledger-conscious-story-admits
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