Soldier on.  Do not give up.  Yes, it is quite acceptable to curl up in a
ball, retreating from the world for a while. 
We understand why at times you do not wish to open your eyes again.  Repeat after us, “This is not who I am.  This is not the ultimate reality.”  Inside you know this.  Go to this place when you feel you cannot
handle your challenges one more moment.  Breathe
deeply to wash out the stagnant energy. 
May you then see your way to return to your current reality with new
strength and a new perspective, buoyed by the knowledge that “this too shall
pass.”  All is temporary in the physical
world, save one thing:  the love of
Spirit.