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by saalweachter 1549 days ago
> Capable of handling stressful incidents without batting an eyelid...

A lot of anxiety-ridden people have a sort of "Hulk secret" that they seem to handle stressful situations well because they are always extremely stressed. If they couldn't maintain a calm exterior while freaking out inside they couldn't get through the line at the grocery, so when shit starts hitting the fan for real that mask makes other people think they don't feel it.

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That's a really interesting point that hadn't occurred to me before. Thanks!