i just… i don’t get it. someone i know — they’ve been taking these over-the-counter things for weeks, like, for a toothache, assuming it’ll just go away once this whole big project is done. like they keep saying “it’s fine it’s just stress” and “i’ll deal with it later.” but it’s been WEEKS. and they’re like 30-ish, should know better, right? is this just denial? or like… extreme task-orientation? i just really wanna understand what the actual mechanism is there. it feels kinda maladaptive but also… maybe it’s just what you do when you’re a student and you’re trying to just finish the semester? idk man.