Stress

My friend LLS says stress helps her work. I differ (no begging) with the position that this is the case in general. A large part of my big problems over the past two years were a result of undue/self-imposed stress. It just isn't an ideal state of mind.

I'm realising that I really don't want to be around people parading their stress and negativity. I don't judge them as less-able or inferior to me: I simply acknowledge that this "emotional release" helps them as it harms me. They probably feel lighter after speaking of their stress and hence they repeatedly employ it as a reset/propagating motivational force. (Think: "Fuck this is horrid. I'm so behind...)

Whereas, I believe myself a little bit more. Again, not a quip–just a realisation. I take my word and so a similar dialogue would (has) distorts my focus and blocks my flow. Smoothness is lost.

However, I can't be extreme and not be friends with someone like this. That is very, I don't know, February 2026-lack-of-social-nuance Parth. I will simply choose to not engage them except to help out. I need to be cautious; people most certainly provide warnings on their visage before bursting into a cry of stress; that's a signal to leave.

Another observation: more often than not, stressed people are exaggerating their plight. Things are not as bad as they think–as they come to realise after their catharsis (see how all of this works out well in their process?)–but if you were listening and feeling their lamentations you'd think all was lost.

Leave stress, join preparedness and acceptance and detachment and moving in the present.