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"i get annoyed when i feel criticized"

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I have been avoiding this post because I see both sides. Even if people make a general comment about a group, I take it to mean me. (i.e. some girls were wearing suggestive clothes to student teaching...I don't OWN those kinds of clothes, and I still sweated over what I was wearing)

What you said above...is GREAT! As soon as you said, "people annoy me"...I was defensive, and I hadn't done anything! lol

When you used an I statement, I immediately saw your side. Personally, I am working on using I-statements more. They really are good.