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Originally Posted by Keegan2015
Like someone else said, this stressed me out to read. I'm sorry you're in this situation. If not a library, why not just a coffee shop or bookstore (if possible)?
The thing about the street vendor is particularly upsetting. Have you communicated to him that this (and his other behaviors) is entirely inappropriate in an effective way?
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Yes, thanks. I told him (using an "I-statement") that when he told the hotdog guy about our sex life, I felt humiliated and ashamed. He aplologized but then said I was being too "fragile". I think his mania just takes over and he says whatever he thinks, regardless of whose feelings get trampled. When I've talked to him about that, He says, "you're always criticizing me" and "that's just how I am. I say what I think.".
I think I need to talk to his psychiatrist to see what I can do to protect my feelings.