W-Well... Maybe it's partly cuz I hate to give up, ya know? [She chuckles a bit herself.]

Another one of my bad parts... But maybe I can make it a good thing.

[And her sense of accomplishment thanks to persistence is definitely reinforcing that stubbornness, too.]

Anyway, you can't help feeling what you feel, but... At least don't cut yourself off from friends, and stuff. I did that at home, and... It's not a good feeling, it doesn't make anything better.