The quirks that might make others judge us

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

A "germaphobe" shares their challenge at a work function with food being the catalyst for an embarrassing moment that ended up in tears. When you have behaviors and nuances that others might judge you for, do you hide them from the world? Should you? That's a great topic to talk about.

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0:00.0	If you can't figure out why every conversation ends with you feeling bad, tune into my other
0:06.2	podcast, Love and Abuse, where I help you learn exactly what is making the relationship so much
0:11.5	more difficult than it needs to be.
0:13.4	When you're done with this podcast, head over to love and abuse.com and listen to the show that
0:17.0	tells you everything you need to know about navigating the difficult relationship.
0:21.8	Welcome to the overwhelmed brain, where you'll learn to make decisions that are right for you
0:26.4	so that you can create the life you want now.
0:30.4	Welcome to the show.
0:31.4	My name is Paul Kolyani and I'm here to help you learn to deal with difficult people and tackle life's challenges without compromising who you are.
0:39.0	Been 10 years, I still have to read that.
0:42.0	The show consists of my personal opinions and is meant for
0:46.1	informational purposes only. Always seek a professional for your mental health and well-being.
0:50.4	I want to make sure I get the intro right. Don't want to mess that up because I've
0:55.0	changed it over the years, so that's why I read it. I'm so glad you're here. Thanks for
1:00.4	joining me. I'm going to talk about, I guess, cause and effect today. Somebody wrote in the
1:07.3	Facebook group, the Overwhelmed Brain Empowerment Group on Facebook, that something happened at work. They said it hit me pretty hard with some kind of trauma response.
1:17.0	We had a potluck they've been involved in at the company and they all brought different dishes to celebrate and it was to start at a specific time.
1:28.0	They went on to say, I only wanted a little of my own dish as I used to work in food services and I'm really weird about eating other people's food that they have made at home.
1:39.0	Yeah, I hear you. They said, I'm a germophobe for sure. I also didn't want to explain this and be judged as I have been before in life.
1:50.0	So I went into the break room early to get a little bit of food that I had made before it was picked through.
1:56.0	Then a person that works in the office walked in and stated that it wasn't time and I had to put it in the back or put it back because the owner would be mad if I started early. I explained that putting
2:06.3	it back wasn't very sanitary and I didn't want to do that so I found myself a grown adult hiding
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