Posted by undopaminergic on January 11, 2022, at 14:08:48
In reply to Re: Chronic Terminal Depression, posted by SLS on January 10, 2022, at 13:03:52
> > > I took offense, too.
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> > Sorry, that wasn't my intention.
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> Your intentions are irrelevant. Just apologize.It is the reactions I'm sorry about. I'm sorry to have triggered them. I acknowledge that I screwed up, and I should have been more careful. It's not clear to me however, what went wrong. It's is not the first time I have triggered in you what appears to me to be knee-jerk reactions that are way out of proportion to the "stimulus".
> I find your pronouncements regarding our mutual existence ...
What are you talking about?
> It is not your duty to change for me or anyone else.
I absolutely agree, but I don't know what you're talking about.
> However, I suggest that you take into consideration how your words are likely to be received by others before you post them.
>Yes, but how am I supposed to able to predict what might trigger people?
> I suggest that you don't waste any more of your poorly-chosen words on me if you direct those words to me personally.
>Usually, I'm just directing my words at whoever is talking. In this case it is you.
> Your compulsion to demonstrate to everyone how "right" you always are ...
>I have no such compulsion. In fact, among the two of us, it seems to be you who is reacting to what I say, casually or in passing, with arguments that I'm not really interested in, but I play along, perhaps too often.
> I am fully aware that members of the Psycho-Babble community might see this. People will likely not find the tenor of my words to you to be endearing.
>Right, and it is not working. In fact I felt provoked, above, to ask what the "hell" you are talking about. I don't think you are trying to provoke, but correct me if I'm wrong. Provokation is not conducive to understanding.
-undopaminergic
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