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jess m. ☁️@jam-etc.bsky.social |
pov when your friend tells you they're feeling bad
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Field Programmable Goat Array
@growlph.greywolf.social
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I've never understood people being dicks about "Hey I can relate here's why"
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It's just Dirk
@dirkgrundy.bsky.social
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I think it's like... if the anecdote just derails the convo completely and your friend never talks about their stuff ever again and now they're suddenly comforting you
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FrazzaJazz
@frazzajazz.bsky.social
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Just tell ‘em you understand their plight. Best course of action
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Dr. Tend!
@tendehka.bsky.social
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"wait, no, my anecdote wasn't me asking for sympathy! I was just trying to relat- okay, alright, see ya next time."
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Matt
@cinematt.bsky.social
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When I heard this was a thing I talked to my wife and my best friend about it and they both said it was totally normal to talk about your experience to show you understand. Anyway, since then we’ve racked up 2 ADHD and 2 autism diagnoses between us and we might not be done yet. Probably unrelated.
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🏳️🌈 Hugo, Gay Furry Mafia Boss 🏳️🌈
@hugothepinkcat.bsky.social
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I identify with this way too much. I know I've made people feel like I was trying to pivot the conversation to me in the past, but it REALLY was just because I wanted to tell them I know what they felt like. But that sometimes gets lost in the translation.
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Scruff
@scrufflord.bsky.social
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im really bad at consoling people and talking in general so i just hug them really tight instead, works i think
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Tau of the sun, transhumanist otherkin He/him
@tauofthesun.bsky.social
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A little thing you can do is this, Preface it with. "When I went though something similar, this is how I dealt with it." That way they understand you are trying to empathize from a common reference point and understanding.
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Karen Harrison
@ratsrule67.bsky.social
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My *lovely* partner is one who makes EVERY conversation about him. And always with emphasis on him being a victim.
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Power-Mad
@powermad.bsky.social
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Keep anecdotes about yourself simple and make them things that are resolved. That's what I do, just don't dominate a conversation with them and don't make it a matter that needs it's own current attention. Especially if it can be meant as advice, you want something you've been all the way through.
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