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Estrangement: When It’s Necessary

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Quora Question: “When, if ever, is it helpful to be estranged from close family members?” [link to original] I have had this personal experience of severing family relationship for several years: this meant we didn’t live together, didn’t talk, and basically lived as if we didn’t exist to each other on the superficial level. This [...]

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Why People Won’t Tell You

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Quora Question: “If I ask people if they’re heard people say bad things about me, why are they SO reluctant to say who said bad things about me?” [link to original] Because it’s considered “gossip” and “tattle-tale”‘ing, both are social taboos. You are also asking a person to be the source of potential friction between [...]

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People Intensely Hate Me… Really?

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Quora Question: “How do I deal with the fact that a lot of people intensely hate me?” [link to original] Explanation: It’s not anything that I’ve done – it’s just that I have severe forms of both Asperger’s and ADD. And yes, the hatred even does extend to people who are considered very tolerant by [...]

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Rejection and Lying about Depression

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Quora question: “Are people more likely to reject me if I said that I had “severe depression” that may not apply anymore?” [link to question] Explanation: “I had a past that had alienated a lot of person, to say the least. So I sometimes mention it in an attempt to get them to forgive me, [...]

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