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The comments on stress are spot-on.

Persistent, low levels of stress are extremely unhealthy. Looking back at my life, I ended up maladapting to these in every scenario, hurting myself and wasting years of my life in the process. If something isn't right, it needs to change, and you can't delay. The failure to enact change creates a feedback loop that makes you more passive, which sucks you of hope, which makes you less likely to create change.

Again: to anyone reading this, do not just put up with long-term, 'smaller' stresses. At least try to work on them. We do not do well with stress + uncertainty combined.



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