Can I Avoid Hurting Feelings?

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🗓️ 22 October 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Can I Avoid Hurting Feelings? - Suzy has been invited to go hiking but would prefer to decline without upsetting her friend. - Dr. Laura: "YOU are NOT responsible for someone else's hypersensitivity." - Are you afraid to be honest? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:44.0	listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011. Suzie, welcome to the
0:51.7	program. Hi Dr. Laura. I have a question. I'm hoping that you can help me find some words to
0:59.6	respond to a request from an acquaintance that will hurt her feelings or... Okay, can you stop
1:06.7	already? Can you stop already? Yes. You must not listen to the show for long. Are you new to the program?
1:14.5	I thought that you would be able to help me phrase from words.
1:18.1	Are you new to the show? That was my question. No, I'm not. Okay, then listen to what you said. I want
1:27.2	to be able to tell somebody something, but I don't want to hurt their feelings. I want to deal with
1:32.4	that first. Okay. Because that's a real problem for women, which is why they often suck at communication.
1:39.2	Okay. If somebody's feelings are hurt, but there was no intent to hurt, they're just hypersensitive,
1:50.7	get offended easily. God knows we're seeing a lot of that. Then their feelings are going to be
1:56.1	hurt. They're disappointed. They didn't get what they want. There are a million reasons. People's
2:02.4	feelings can be hurt. And that is very different than I'm going to hurt her. I'm going to devastate
2:08.9	her. I'm going to screw her over. Okay. Can you just take a moment out and see the difference?
2:16.4	I do. I do see that difference. I do feel like I express myself to her in the beginning.
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