Getting Distance

Destressing, whatever.  So a situation has you on the fringe, try this first.  Try to remember something that really upset you when you were 5, 7, 11, 15 whatever.  Focus in on what happened, how you felt, the end result.  See that you had to really work at it to remember the incident, and then know that this incident will feel like that one soon.  That's the meaning of this too shall pass.  The goal is to get older and wiser, so take care of yourself, don't take risks that could cause you to miss the goal.  Dying young just leaves you with less experiences, good and bad.