It seems as though when I find myself in a situation where there is obvious conflict (not just differing opinions, but defensiveness or anger combined with different opinions), I handle the situation itself fairly well. (I can still function in the heat of the moment.)
However, I then need time to go freak out / break down / scream and shake. If I don't get that time to go a little nuts, then when I do go nuts, I go nuts in a bigger and more distracting / disruptive / unsettling way.
Must ponder further.
Crossposted from Dreamwidth. OP:
http://jaciem.dreamwidth.org/49901.html.
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