Quick Things
It's no secret that I am having roommate problems. Yesterday I figured out one thing contributing to the problem that is definitely my fault. T has made me a bit more impulsive. It's also made me more confident and sure of myself. I used to be so cautious when I said things that if they were challenged, I would immediately back down and bring it up again later only after agonizing over whether I was actually wrong and determining otherwise. Now, when I say something, I'm willing to defend it a bit, and this happens before I evaluate whether the criticism has merit. I don't think I'm wrong less or more often than I was pre-T, but I am slower to admit it when I am. It's not necessarily a matter of pride as much as there being an extra step in me evaluating the validity of things I say, like I take one round to defend before retreating the next round rather than immediately retreating and ending the conflict in one round. I have made an ass out of myself a few times already, but now that I know it's going on I'm more self-conscious and will hopefully come off as a bit more graceful about being wrong.