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Re:Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Is a Marker of Anxiety, ... by CPLX on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @02:35PM (#16327333)
The approved soft psychiatric way you're supposed to do this is something like this:

"When you do X, it makes me feel..."

Which is actually a pretty effective construct when you try it.

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Re:Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Is a Marker of Anxiety, ... by cecilpl2 on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @04:09PM (#16328020)
Even better is "When you do X, I feel..."

Your feelings might be triggered by X, but it's a stretch to say X is the cause, and not productive.

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