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Old 07-24-2006, 02:30 PM   #7449
Steerpike
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Everyone's first reaction is to be bothered by it in a little way. But a healthy mindset is to stop and remind yourself that it's part of who this person is. They still chose you out of everyone else they could have had, so just let them do their thing.

I've been dabbling in psychology off and on for the last couple years specifically because I want to avoid letting myself get bent out of shape by situations like this. A lot of people would be a lot healthier mentally speaking if they'd just take the time to learn where these knee-jerk reactions are coming from. Once you learn that, you're no longer at their mercy.
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