"emotionally overwhelmed character sees an easy, self-destructive and bridge-burning way to move forward" is always so hard to read bc the whole time you're screaming at them to stop and just have the difficult conversation that they're avoiding with themselves.
But I still eat that sweet angst up every time, yes ma'am. Be your own worst enemy girliepop, dig the hole for your own lows - it just makes the lessons learned all the more satisfying