Him: Remember...there is a weirdly healing amount of adrenaline you can get by performing... Think of it selfishly that way and maybe it won't seem so taxing... Like, go up there and think about absorbing energy instead of giving it off, you know?

Me: That is really good advice. I'll try to think of it that way. I rarely do. Which is weird because I'm, like, a really selfish person.

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