i have a hard time with people who speak above me; people who talk as though what they are saying is superior over what i have to say. in turn, this leads me to refrain from talking about myself. isn't that backwards? i don't want to compete to hear my own voice, and i don't want to feel as though what i have to say isn't important by having it pounded down by someone else. i'm saying this as though i'm really offended right now, which i'm not, i just have become so aware of people doing this to other people. but now i can't decide what's appropriate to do in this kind of situation: do i just get louder and louder until my point is made or my voice is acknowledged? do i smile and nod and let the "conversation" go the way it will, thereby rarely sharing my own opinion? when is it safe to blurt when i want to blurt, be blunt if i feel the need, defend my points, or likewise? i don't know when/where is safe to say what i truly want to say; i don't know when i'm being rude or talking more than necessary. i'm confused by the whole thing: leave the power of conversation in other people? let them ask me and only then do i speak? is that the most polite thing i can do? holy crap, personal awareness.
"say what you think, not what you think you should say"
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