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arcsector
4y

My pet peeve (for non-anglicanized saxons, essentially something that bothers you a lot): when people get really upset or freaked out for you in order to outdo your own sense of shock or anger at the circumstance you just told them about.

Today i had a rock hit my windshield. Later i told my brother about it and he was EXTRAORDINARILY concerned, and although its just him looking out for me, i cant help but feel noided by it.

Am i an asshole for this or do you guys feel this way sometimes?

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    4y
    In psychology there's actually a technique of overreacting to calm, because the subject would realize how absurd your reaction is
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    4y
    @iiii interesting i didnt know that, is it used for compulsive disorders?
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    4y
    @arcsector no, I don't think so. It's just a method to calm someone by overreacting. They would most probably try to calm you instead which will distract them from their worry.

    I can't really back it by additional info, as it's just something I've seen a pretty long time ago.
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    4y
    @iiii for sure, thanks for sharing!
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    4y
    Doesn't that happen like all the time? Or was it a particularly big rock?
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    4y
    All the time, to a point where I've started telling some people to read my reaction and not react more than I do myself or I'll just stop updating them of things I think they might overreact to... It usually works pretty well...
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    4y
    @electrineer it was particularly big and now i have to get the windshield replaced
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