Originally Posted by ilnjscb

I have bad days all the time, and I have and have had plenty of success .... I'm nice to people whenever I can be. I'm sure there is some sort of positivity premium on assured success, that is, success not based on luck, but on concrete sustainable achievement, but I'm not sure it cures anxiety or stress behaviors automatically.

Further, I find that certain kinds of people tend to brag the most right before they break down.

When I think about my mindset rationally, which is rare, I always find something "wrong" among all the right things, and react negatively to that. Shit I can even work up to be upset that I'll never travel the stars!