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Maki Truths

I don’t know if I’m overreacting, can I ask someone neutral?

Adult reflecting alone while wondering whether an emotional reaction is disproportionate

Something happened, and you cannot stop replaying it. Maybe someone cancelled plans at the last minute. Maybe your partner made a comment that felt disrespectful. Perhaps a friend ignored something important to you, a coworker crossed a line, or someone you are dating did something that immediately made you uncomfortable. At first, you were certain […]

Should I send the message, or am I about to make things worse?

Person stepping away from a drafted message before deciding whether to send it

The message is already written. Maybe it is sitting in your drafts. Maybe it is open on your phone while you reread the same paragraph for the tenth time. Perhaps you removed one angry sentence, added it back, softened another, deleted a heart, changed a period to nothing because even punctuation suddenly feels loaded. And […]