“When you’re not doing well, it almost feels instinctive to open up about these things — you’re often wearing them on your sleeve for all to see, anyway. But when things are going great on paper, it’s like seeing an elaborate display of crackers in a grocery store and pulling a box out from the bottom; that is, I worry everything will come crashing down and I’ll be left standing in the mess with everyone staring at me.”

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