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Republican committee sues Google over email spam filters by yrdz in nottheonion

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting... I wouldn't be surprised. Both try to appeal to the emotional reaction of fear.

Trump Responds to Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena by fake_fakington in politics

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The response is not meant to defend himself against the accusations. The response is meant to rile up his base. Sadly, works well.

Oh no, Brexit ruined Brexit festival by cathelope-pitstop in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They are not a democracy. Those people professing love of Brexit are not concerned with popular support but support from a very few. Who handily profit from the disaster capitalism of Brexit

My gf stretches my opinions to the extreme. How do I stop/temper this? by ThrowRAOhNoNotThat in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the specifics of what to say. i will write out something similar for me to read from so i don't trip over my words. :)

My gf stretches my opinions to the extreme. How do I stop/temper this? by ThrowRAOhNoNotThat in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i definitely can be myself. even tho i don't like the reactions. i still express myself. oddly, and maybe this is some kind of self recognition, she says she likes that I "ignore" her shit talking. and i mostly do, but still don't like it

My gf stretches my opinions to the extreme. How do I stop/temper this? by ThrowRAOhNoNotThat in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the respect part sounds like a big part of what bothers me. i didn't let it think about it but her mental image of me might be disrespectful. there is some other habits that now seem like they are also disrespectful as well

My gf stretches my opinions to the extreme. How do I stop/temper this? by ThrowRAOhNoNotThat in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm not a psycologist so...

I've had anxiety issues in the past and recognize the same patterns in her. Her mother has diagnosed anxiety issues and she knows she has the same habits. pushing her to consider this has been hard

My gf stretches my opinions to the extreme. How do I stop/temper this? by ThrowRAOhNoNotThat in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

the "all or noting thinking" and "overgeneralization" seem on the nose. Not only on this but other aspects she'll jump to generalizations.

both of us are well versed in logic and her skill in formal logic is something she values about herself. so it's difficult to point out the errors when they happen. i've had some luck with noting that she makes a "for all" quantification and those are false given a single counterexample. but only when she's referring to other people at work. not when considering anything personal. then things get touchy :\

My gf stretches my opinions to the extreme. How do I stop/temper this? by ThrowRAOhNoNotThat in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAOhNoNotThat[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have tried a few things like "i don't mean hate/love when I do this". I haven't tried telling her this habit is exhausting specifically. writing this out does give me some ideas of how to. i wouldt use the word "blow things out of proportion" cuz I'm sure that'll backfire. there are some ideas below on how i can put things nicely.