Does chess calm you or excite you?

Does chess calm you down or excite you? Or both? 

Chess is a mirror.
When you’re calm, it deepens your stillness.
When you’re agitated, it amplifies your chaos.

I completely agree with ChessMasteryOfficial

real.

It is interesting, it really pumps me when I am on a winning streak, but I get really annoyed when I lose

I've more-or-less stopped playing chess because I found it too stressful.

As Gms burn 6,000 calories on yournament days, I could see how it could be stressful at your level.

This was the game that did me in.

https://www.chess.com/daily/game/200865884

I thought you were black for a minute, and I'm like "Oh man that guy's good" and, I guess stockfish is good. You did pretty good.

Chess is calming when I'm

• Handily decimating my opponents
• Not having serious time trouble
• Not in a position where I have to be extremely careful
• Playing my moves with a clear plan

If any of these requirements are not fulfilled, chess is stressful. In other words, it always is.

Yo I just cooked someone rated 75 points higher than me, but it was really annoying, because he always played the most annoying move.

I was Black in that game, yes.

I won... but it was a very stressful game.

Chess kills my brain.