I agree. [And this is coming from someone whose experiments involve cutting people open.]

[At Spock's question, Syre looks away, as though contemplating the proper words to use.]

It is a... coping mechanism of mine, in a way. A habit that has been long ingrained in my mental processes.

'If there is an issue that cannot be solved, then one must work until a solution is found.'

[A pause.] I am not trying to make an excuse for my behavior, however. I know it is potentially harmful; I simply know no other methods through which I can adjust.