[spiffyman]

> when you struggle on a freaking leetcode problem

I'm all for the message of "get help if you need it," and it sounds like OP needs the help of a professional, so I upvoted your comment. But minimizing the triggering event is not helpful; the things you see as trivial or unimportant might be insurmountable or critical to someone else.

[_alex_]

I could have worded that better. my point is not to minimize the stressful situation, it is that the stress isn’t going to end when leetcode is done.