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minus-squaremark213686123 [none/use name]hexbear26·3 years agothere is nothing you can say less effective at calming people down than telling them to calm down. link
minus-squareGalaxyBrain [they/them]hexbear17·3 years agoYeah, that is never the thing to say ever link
minus-squarenewmou [he/him]hexbear6·3 years agoYeah but we were just kids and trying to actually get her to calm down, she was crazy link
minus-squareSerLava [he/him]hexbear4·3 years agoI'm literally trying to imagine how to respond to being told "calm down" while I'm angry and I can't think of anything besides getting even angrier link
minus-squaremark213686123 [none/use name]hexbear3·3 years agoif you aren't angry being told to calm down will make you angry as well link
there is nothing you can say less effective at calming people down than telling them to calm down.
Yeah, that is never the thing to say ever
Yeah but we were just kids and trying to actually get her to calm down, she was crazy
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I'm literally trying to imagine how to respond to being told "calm down" while I'm angry and I can't think of anything besides getting even angrier
if you aren't angry being told to calm down will make you angry as well
YES
HOLY SHIT AND ITS SO MUCH WORSE