# @repligate — 2025-10-20

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I was definitely anxious in the past, and subjectively I experience a lot less anxiety now, though I think a lot of it is sublimated into agency.

I had a friend who was a national debate champion and who suffered from extreme anxiety, and in tournaments she usually came in first or last, depending on how her anxiety was metabolized/channeled. She credited her anxiety (when harnessed productively) as a driving force behind her success.

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