page 1 of the perfect metaphor book

[ursako]

Stewing over something that you can't do anything about is like snakebite; you have to suck it up and spit it out or else the poison circulates and causes necrosis. (ewwwwwwwwwwww.)

Comments

[dkingsbury]

Wow, must be a big sliver (better metaphor?) to get you back on LJ. Care to reveal what it is?

[shoez]

I concur. You have to think about problems "going forward".

Good questions to ask yourself are "What can I change to avoid this problem in the future?" or "What do I need to do to contain the negative effects of this problem?".

Anything else is not going to help.