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Old Dec 26, 2023, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Molinit View Post
Divine is right. When reading this scenario, my first instinct (this is the dysfunctional instinct) would be to invent some fake superstitious reason I can't name the company.

On reflecting for a few minutes and reading divine's response to you, I would choose to tell the name and that's because that's what normal people would do in a conversation. So your side of the conversation was normal. Your response was healthy.
I’d even say that inventing some other name might not be a dysfunctional response per se, but rather self-preservation based on our negative experiences. Yet being always prepared to lie or be secretive cannot be expected of us! We deserve to relax!
Thanks for this!
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