These children are constitutionally sad. Other children, like Luke, develop depressive feelings out of the blue or in response to some mild stressor.
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Stressor
Synonyms for "stressor"
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These paradoxical pleasures […] are acquired by controlling one's exposure to the stressor in gradually increasing doses.
Source: wiktionary
Plenty of people see hosting a large group as a stressor.
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