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Repression

So we are all taught to be understanding people....the more understanding the better. If you master this virtue, then you appear to be a gloriously confident and mature individual who can take care of others' issues. They are happy to be with you and bask in the warmth of your caring nature. Now a word of caution for those who master the virtue to a fault....internally you might end up repressing certain queries or having doubts and grievances of your own....at points like this it would be best to keep them to yourself if you have already set a pattern of being a concerned-about-others sort of individual. Because if you don't the very people you thought you understood will try and do a role reversal on you. They'll ask you to talk it out and express how you are feeling. Talking always helps doesn't it? (Imagine talking to them who 'talk' to you.....sneer!) You might naively believe them and give a shot at talking about your issues with them. They'll liste...