Can we normalize saying “I need a moment” at work?

I am not a calm person. Now I can handle stress pretty decently, can be the positive, motivating voice in an emergency, and I can “fire-fight” like no tomorrow, all skills I developed incredibly young. But those skills came from necessity, not something that comes naturally or that I sought out. My childhood had a lot to it and the fact I work to try and fix healthcare in the US is probably driven by…