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Old Jan 22, 2017, 06:00 PM
NotDeadYet NotDeadYet is offline
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Thanks!

It is truly rough when you try to withdraw for a while and the other person pursues you so as to keep escalating.

Have you tried techniques such as taking a deep breath, and/or counting to five or ten before responding?
No, I can get pretty impulsive when I speak sometimes, I have been reading up on how to stay calm during arguments. Next time she tries to confront me I will try using these to stay calm. But it still gets pretty hard when the other person get under you skin :/
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Bill3
Thanks for this!
Bill3