@farah I feel seen.

@farah Also wow - thank you for sharing this article because it has been an awesome read. Very validating.

@farah I've found that adding (in my opinion) or (I resonate because) to the post tends to help people understand that I am not trying to come in and dominate a post, I just type a lot and have a lot to say because I caught the post and it was good enough to make me stop and think.

Especially with text. Voice - I mask much better but I worked in customer service for about 15 years. Ultimate masking job.

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The weird thing is, I do that and get criticized for it, but when the people who criticize me for doing that do the same thing, it's supposedly okay for them.

@farah Oh yeah. I do this a lot. I try to catch myself because I often will try to relate to another person's experience, and then I realize five minutes too late I've made the whole conversation about myself. 😅

@farah when a "normal" person does this, it's called "active listening".

(I know there are differences.)