Hi Wattlebird,
I don't know if it sounds strange but, maybe you can listen to your body on this?
I too like to read a lot and soak up the information and learn what is wrong and then try to apply it.
But every so often I get tired and I just want to read fiction and watch rubbish tv and eat and cook a little and just be.
It's not like I am giving up on my recovery when I do that, more that it is time I need to break from it, which is what I meant by listening to the body.
The cptsd and educating myself is still my main focus but sometimes I just have to take a break from that. Seeing nice friends now and again helps a lot even if it is very infrequent.
There is so much to learn and process sometimes it feels like that is the only thing. But if it feels right to you then I say go for it. It you feel you need a break to do something unrelated then do that instead.
It's important I feel not to feel pressured to do what's 'right'. I know for me it has been a long journey to allow myself to do what is good for me. I pressure myself sometimes feeling I should be doing 'another thing'.
At those times I try to listen to my body and to what it is telling me. Usually it is saying 'relax' and it is stress that is bothering me, not my true self. I know the work I need to do on myself is important, crucial in fact. But I also know it is not going away by itself, the things will still be inside, so I try to feel ok about giving myself a break once in a while and even enjoy that if I can.