Posted by Deputy Dinah on December 17, 2008, at 22:44:31
In reply to Confusion...as usual *triggery**, posted by muffled on December 15, 2008, at 0:19:39
> she ignored me and went away.
> So I guess I tried to in a neutral way connect, and was rebuffed very thorougly indeed.
Muffled, it isn't clear from your post whether this friend is also a Babbler, but if it is, would you please rephrase those statements into "I" statements? Statements about how you feel rather than about what another person does? Or what another person's intentions might be?
I realize that it's not always easy to rephrase things as I statements. If you have any questions about that, please let us know.
I always hate it when Dr. Bob says "This doesn't mean I don't like you or that I think you're a bad person.", even though I realize he does mean it. But I hope you realize that this is meant as guidance and clarification on site policy, and as Dr. Bob says, it doesn't mean I don't like you or that I think you're a bad person.
Dinah, acting as deputy to Dr. Bob
poster:Deputy Dinah
thread:868850
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081205/msgs/869353.html