“There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.”
“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.”
“If too much has been made of the symptoms of Plath’s mental illness, so too little attention has been paid to its possible causes. Sylvia Plath was an angry young woman born in a country and at a time that only exacerbated and intensified her fury.”
“I was surprised by the growl that wanted to well up in my throat.... I told myself it was stress, not my illness's way of saying, Get your own take-out.”
“Can I ask you something?Boxers. Briefs exacerbate my claustrophobia.”
“exacerbate, v.I believe your exact words were: "You're getting too emotional.”