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My therapist told me that I have an intimidating presence. So I (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2019 OP
i actually had someone say this about me. mopinko Nov 2019 #1
I know you terrify me!!! 😳😱 LakeArenal Nov 2019 #2
Their feelings of being intimidated are just that vlyons Nov 2019 #3
Hah! You showed him! smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #4

mopinko

(70,103 posts)
1. i actually had someone say this about me.
Tue Nov 19, 2019, 11:57 AM
Nov 2019

a colleague at the time that was afraid of me. mostly because they pushed off the job of turning down an applicant, and it wasnt pretty.

she said in exasperation- mo, you just have a REALLY big vibe.

i think this is the nicest insult i have ever been subjected to.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
3. Their feelings of being intimidated are just that
Tue Nov 19, 2019, 12:03 PM
Nov 2019

Their feelings, which are not your problem, unless you were hostile and overtly threatening. How people label you is not the same as you. You are not their labels, which are just projections of their subjective opinions. The map is not the territory. The menu is not the meal.

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