Rap:

That looked like an insightful post. Keep going. I wondered if finding other ways of responding might be helpful to you. Often learning to give "I" statements (see this technique in Chapter 13) will give you a way to talk about something that concerns you. You may feel like blasting away with an accusatory response but an "I" statement helps us avoid an provocative comment. People can usually not say "you don't feel that way" because you usually know your feelings better than anyone else.

drclay