#maybe if i tag this with some buzzwords ppl will see it and gain something from it

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Treating Therapy Speak like it's a set of golden moral rules that apply to every single real life situation has really ruined interpersonal communication for a lot of people. I mean it's great for improving genuinely dysfunctional relationships and stuff like that, that's why it exists. But I'm gonna be so real, if you need validation and emotional processing time and a structured back-and-forth every time your feelings are slightly hurt or you disagree with someone, maybe it's a reflection of your own emotional maturity/immaturity. And I promise sometimes it is far easier and healthier to just take a deep breath and have a normal ass conversation