The difference between being an adolescent and being an adult can be summed up in one's sense of expectations and one's reactions to them. An adult learns, eventually, that some days (or weeks) are rutted and harsh--sometimes such that one bottoms out completely. Having learned that, the adult comes to expect that such days will come when they come--usually without fault or special cause.
What to do about those days that bottom out? Well, the adult learns to take a while to gather himself, then stand up, brush off the dust, and keep going. Often it helps to mutter a curse or two to get the blood flowing.
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