Not quite the perspective I'd been bringing to the problem, and a good one to consider. Up, down, up, down, up. The skin on my hands always get dry and painfully itchy when I'm in the early stages of freaking out. Nerves, the doctors keep telling me whenever I bother to consult one. Nothing they can do, can't cure it, can't stop it, it's purely brought on by being too high-strung for my own good.
Hiding is a big issue.
Secret eating leads to unwanted fat. Secret emotional upsets lead to body problems. Secrets are only fun when you know you'll get to tell them eventually. Secrets hurt if you're not careful. I'm sick of secrets.