I get this problem too - snapping at people that have irritated me by being slow or oblivious.
I think it’s a big thing for healthcare workers. You’re empathetic for them and their situation but you also some times think that they must be thick.
You don’t have to be compassionate. You don’t have to understand them. so long as you’re respectful and kind to them and you control your expression and the words you say to them, it’s fine. Just vent about it elsewhere to stop thinking about it (journaling).
This is gonna make me feel like a villain but I’ve tried being compassionate and it is exhausting. It’s exhausting to keep trying to explain their words/actions in an understandable way.
Jan 28, 2025
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I'm sure there's an actual name for this but I'm blanking on it at the moment. I try to live under the idea that we're all one being. That in everybody is a piece of me, and in me a piece of everyone else.
I guess it's like an extrapolation of 'the golden rule'. But I think to myself like, if I was being ignorant, I'd want someone to have a conversation with me and help me understand where I was wrong. If I was having a bad day and was visibly frustrated in line, I'd want to have someone stop and ask me how I was doing.
I think most negative people are just hurt. The longer you go without talking about what's bothering you, the more bitter you get. Most people, no matter how they're acting, change when you ask them if they're ok. Most of the time (I'll admit, there's some exceptions lol) its better to be sympathetic rather than defensive.
It's easy to get heated but it takes a lot of patience to really try to understand. Stranger or not, I do my best to help rather than provoke. We've all got our bad days, but that doesn't mean we aren't deserving of compassion.
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I just think of this all the time. Although we can always agree or share the same things that other people might do (especially those that have a conflict with our moral compass), I think we can try to put ourselves in others' shoes, and try to see others persons' point of view. Not to agree, but to learn and understand a little bit better where they are coming from.
I try to do this. I confess... I'm not an angel, or the best person in the world. I have a lot of flaws, but thinking of this, and trying this, has helped me to have a little bit easier life.
What do you think? I'm open to learn more about your points of view 🤗
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Sometimes it's very frustrating when I listen to people complain about someone and they're just not even trying to look at it from their point of view. It's true that in some cases the other person is just being stupid or mean, but there's something a bit insidious happening nowadays where people will just not even try to put themselves in another person's position. It's a little bit depressing how little you hear "maybe she's right" or "maybe I'm wrong"
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