Congestion:  1) overcrowding; clogging  2) an excessive or abnormal accumulation of fluid in a body part.

I am congested.  Stuffy nose, sore throat, pounding head, aching sinuses, ringing ears.  I have an excessive and abnormal accumulation of fluid in every cavity of my head.  Ugh.  It is a fitting picture of what is in my heart today as well.  So many thoughts and memories, reflecting and remembering: my mind is clogged and overcrowded.  Words don’t come easy right now.  So I’ll rest my weary head and heart, let the healing do its work and wait for the day I can breath again.