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Originally Posted by heyitsme7
when somebody disagrees with me, I just want to shut them up. like i don't even want to have a conversation with them because only those who agree with me can keep the conversation going. i feel like i have my views and so do others. but i want to be respectful to people yet it's hard sometimes because i wish people can just conform to my views, which i know, is probably not going to happen and i understand. but when i want to have a conversation where people and I can disagree without having to cut off communication, i can't seem to do it. i like to have it my way.
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It sounds as though thoughts or feelings that do not support your own are threatening. This is not unusual. It is a great problem with the human race, fear of what we do not understand. It takes strength to truly debate, to learn, and to grow, so that we may approach a strange person or idea with a willingness to Hear, and respond instead of react---it doesn't mean you have to choose one road or the other---I know that I am having real trouble/depression and severe anxiety when I am less able to listen---those times I just want to be soothed by the same old same old, not that that works for any length of time. This posting shows some insight, that is a really positive thing.