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Feb 14, 2018, 08:27 PM
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My brother lives in another state. He has depression. I have BP with major anxiety. The telephone terrifies me. I prefer e-mail, texting, IM, or even video chat. He refuses all of the above and will only talk on the phone if I initiate. Our personalities , in general, couldn't be more different. Should I expect him to compensate for me? He says that I have hurt him when writing. He is offended easily and doesn't give me the benefit of the doubt.
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Feb 15, 2018, 02:19 AM
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Maybe you both could compromise a bit?
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Feb 15, 2018, 04:08 AM
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tell him the telephone is broken, but you really need to speak to him
then he'll have to talk to you another way it's not as daft as it sounds... last week, I had issues with my tv provider, and I do have issues talking on the phone (especially to big companies), and they told me to fix this issue, I needed to call them. well, I lied through my teeth... I don't have access to my telephone at the moment, and won't for a few weeks- and I need this sorted it took a lot of arguing, and quite a few harsh words, but eventually they sorted something with management where I could do it via email (like one off, for me) just this one time only. score! |
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Feb 15, 2018, 11:48 AM
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for example? he won't. It would be all me.
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Feb 15, 2018, 11:55 AM
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Am I wrong to expect him to understand and compensate?
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Feb 15, 2018, 04:02 PM
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Ideally he would, but some people just won’t. It’s not wrong to expect him to but you might just continue to be disappointed.
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Feb 15, 2018, 06:22 PM
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