Re:Stop making every conversation about yourself
by aksh7i on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:39AM
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I realized about a year ago, that I’d picked up a trait from my mother, wherein I would not be present in conversations. Instead, I’d be trying to find a way to agree/disagree with the person about a point, and then direct the conversation towards being about MY experience of said thing.
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Re:Stop making every conversation about yourself
by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:16AM
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Interesting use of tense.
Re:Stop making every conversation about yourself
by user_named on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:27AM
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You did it again. Absolutely horrible trait. Main character syndrome.
Re:Stop making every conversation about yourself
by underdeserver on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:27AM
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Ironic, using the word "I" three times in an article with that title.
Re:Stop making every conversation about yourself
by andirk on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:36AM
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This is very common. Pretty annoying at first, but once I notice someone does that on the constant, I can zone out while they try to divert the story, and then return to continue the natural path of the convo. If it's every other sentence in a group setting, then I play a game of "how will that person turn THAT sentence into something about them?"
It's a forgivable trait! But notice when you do it so you can be more present and empathetic. Discussion is more fun when it can go in so many directions rather than just funnel to oneself! :)
Re:Stop making every conversation about yourself
by chki on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:52AM
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Is this a test to see whether people actually read the article? Because this is just copy-pasting the first paragraph.
Edit: Looking at the comment history this is a spam account that constantly posts random snippets from the articles without any other indication.