Posted by Greg on July 17, 2000, at 18:37:43
In reply to Re: Anybody Have ONE OF THOSE PERSONALITIES » ksvt, posted by Greg on July 17, 2000, at 18:25:31
> Tina,
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> Maybe part of it is other's expectations of you. They try to force their opinions on you, and when you don't agree, they try to make you the bad guy. There is nothing wrong with you saying how you feel, and if others don't like it, well, that's their problem. If I've ever done that (and I'm sure I have), I hope you will tell me to "stick it where the sun don't shine" in the future. If you purposely hurt someone, then you'll do the right thing. But NEVER feel badly for speaking your mind honestly. Ask yourself one thing, is it what you're saying or what their hearing? Most of the time there is a difference. Don't be so hard on yourself, you'll end up like me....
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> Love ya bunches
> Greg
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> > > Hi all: Thanks so much to all of you for your comments and advice re: sleep and the "roller coaster" Feeling a bit better today, mostly due to all your kind words and the light "kick" I got from Rach. Thanks Rach.
> > > I was just wondering if anyone else out there is like me in this respect. I seem to have one of those personalities that steps on itself. I repeatedly offend people without meaning to and it's getting me down. I can never say the right thing. I even make the people I care about the most, crazy. Just seems better to keep my mouth shut I guess. Well, I apologize to the world for my recurring offenses and shameful personality. i will try to think before I speak but even when I do, it seems I hurt feelings anyway.
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> > Tina - are you sure it's not just you being over critical of yourself? The "offence" may be more perception than reality. It's even possible that you did offend someone, but that in that person's mind it was a minor quickly forgotten offence, while in your mind it was immense. I sometimes feel like you do, but I can be pretty rough on myself. This may be true of you as well.
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