HD,

Hi. I meant to clarify earlier. By quiet, I mean that the behavioral response probably seems quiet in comparison to my loud emotional responses - what I'm actually experiencing inside. I certainly don't always have control over the behavioral impulses. Growing up, I was never allowed to really have the strong emotions that I had. The extreme emotions have always been there, but I've chronically felt inappropriate. I'm just now learning to accept that they're here. I guess "quiet" is really more a word I think of in response to how mellow and easy-going many people seem to think of me, at first.

Does this make more sense? Good question.