The Angsty Reader's Paradox

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God, I freaking LOVE angst in stories! There's something weirdly comforting about diving into emotional turmoil that isn't your own. It's like staring into an emotional abyss and having it stare back - enlightening in the strangest way.

But then I actually READ something angsty and suddenly I'm an emotional wreck. Talk about hypocrisy! One minute I'm all "bring on the pain" and the next I'm curled up questioning my life choices.

The worst part? I keep coming back for more! My friends think I'm crazy when I tell them how much I enjoy stories that basically torture me emotionally. Maybe I am? But there's something almost addictive about that emotional rollercoaster.

Yesterday I spent three hours reading this devastatingly sad story and then had to take a walk just to process it all. My crypto portfolio was tanking simultaneously - talk about double the pain! Yet here I am, already hunting for my next angst fix.

Anyone else constantly betrayed by their own reading preferences? The emotional damage is real, but damn if it isn't worth it.

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