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Comment author: AnnaGilmour 14 December 2009 10:03:50PM *  2 points [-]

Blueberry said: "A big distraction. They made me strongly emotionally opposed to anything you had to say, and it was difficult to overcome my reaction."

Isn't that your own fault? You will lose out if you respond emotionally rather than rationally in such circumstances.

Comment author: Blueberry 14 December 2009 10:18:09PM 3 points [-]

Isn't that your own fault? You will lose out if you respond emotionally rather than rationally in such circumstances.

Yes. Which is why I tried to overcome my immediate impulse to be stubborn. But at the same time, I should still try not to trigger people's strong emotional responses when I'm trying to communicate. It's a two-way effort.