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1 year agoThis death is a tragedy. At the same time, I just don’t care at this point, which is another tragedy. Israel has taken their revenge plot too far. They have turned the awful deaths of their people into the sad smoke of justification for a genocide that some of their citizens have been hoping and planning for. This is not the middle ages anymore. We know better. You know better. The fact that my government actively supports this breaks my heart all the more.
Oh man… Definitely stopping myself from fidgeting, forcing eye contact, reducing the intensity of excitement/emotions, trying not to interrupt, and scripting… well, whole conversations, really. I actually never knew, until now, the reducing the intensity of excitement and emotional response was a common coping mechanism. That one has definitely caused some issues in my relationships.
For a long time, one of my biggest was keeping silent during conversations, but I’ve learned (with much help and patience from my wife!) to come out of my shell and speak up more.