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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I Wish My Personality Wasn't So Negative

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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I Wish My Personality Wasn't So Negative: Alexandra's husband says she is too negative, and she'd really like to change. - Dr. Laura: "It's OK to be happy without being perfect." | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://family.drlaura.com/pg/jsp/help/general/privacypolicy.jsp for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.

0:03.8

Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.

0:10.0

Alexandra, welcome to the program.

0:12.8

Thank you.

0:14.8

So my husband expressed on more than one occasion that I tend to be more negative than positive.

0:24.8

And that entails anything during an everyday activity.

0:32.0

He can make a comment like I told to your screener.

0:37.2

He can say, oh my God, the weather is beautiful.

0:39.8

And I can respond right away with what right now it is.

0:43.8

Meaning I can.

0:45.3

I know, but why would you do that?

0:47.7

Why do you want to puncture his balloon?

0:51.2

Yes, think about what I said because there is intent.

0:57.2

People like to say there is an intent.

0:59.2

It just sort of happens.

1:00.0

I'm not really thinking about it.

1:01.5

But when there's a pattern, patterns have intent.

1:04.8

So he has a balloon and you stick a pen in it.

1:09.2

So you have to sit and think.

1:12.1

Doesn't mean you don't love him.

1:14.1

So don't give me, I love him.

1:15.5

Let's just bypass that stuff and make that an assumption.

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