What am I doing wrong?
Edited to add LJ cut
I try to explain to one how the other feels and that apparently means I am taking sides.
I try to accept what is being said without comment and that is seen as not caring enough to talk about it.
I say something incredibly stupid and hurtful because I am not feeling well and instead of that being seen as proof that I am not better than everyone else, it is that I am trying to be hurtful on purpose or trying to drive someone away.
I try to see things from all sides. Usually I am pretty good at that, I mean I could even understand why postal customers were asking, "How much does a thirty-seven cent stamp cost?" I could understand what they were thinking, yet no one said I couldn't when I talked about the insanity of asking the question. Just because I don't agree with the view point someone has does not mean that I can't see why they have it. My trying to show someone that they are the one who is thinking improperly does not mean that I haven't tried to see through their eyes. When I tell a customer that Priority Mail is not guaranteed it does not mean I think they are stupid for thinking it is, it just means that they formed their opinion without all the facts and I am trying to give them the information they are missing. Of course, they don't give a damn about me, so I don't get too upset when they get mad at me for trying to educate them. Of course, I do get annoyed even at these strangers when they refuse to understand that I am the one with the correct information even though I can prove it.
Let's face it folks, I am usually right. Not always by any stretch, but usually. Any time I take a firm stand on something and someone thinks I am wrong it is better than even odds that either I am completely right or that I can at least prove that I am right to some regards. With my track record of being correct, I don't understand why people choose to argue against me, particularly when my being right is actually better for them than the alternative.
The frustrations of my life are building up again. I guess I need another day alone, away from everyone and sheltered from the world. Hopefully I will get that soon.
I try to explain to one how the other feels and that apparently means I am taking sides.
I try to accept what is being said without comment and that is seen as not caring enough to talk about it.
I say something incredibly stupid and hurtful because I am not feeling well and instead of that being seen as proof that I am not better than everyone else, it is that I am trying to be hurtful on purpose or trying to drive someone away.
I try to see things from all sides. Usually I am pretty good at that, I mean I could even understand why postal customers were asking, "How much does a thirty-seven cent stamp cost?" I could understand what they were thinking, yet no one said I couldn't when I talked about the insanity of asking the question. Just because I don't agree with the view point someone has does not mean that I can't see why they have it. My trying to show someone that they are the one who is thinking improperly does not mean that I haven't tried to see through their eyes. When I tell a customer that Priority Mail is not guaranteed it does not mean I think they are stupid for thinking it is, it just means that they formed their opinion without all the facts and I am trying to give them the information they are missing. Of course, they don't give a damn about me, so I don't get too upset when they get mad at me for trying to educate them. Of course, I do get annoyed even at these strangers when they refuse to understand that I am the one with the correct information even though I can prove it.
Let's face it folks, I am usually right. Not always by any stretch, but usually. Any time I take a firm stand on something and someone thinks I am wrong it is better than even odds that either I am completely right or that I can at least prove that I am right to some regards. With my track record of being correct, I don't understand why people choose to argue against me, particularly when my being right is actually better for them than the alternative.
The frustrations of my life are building up again. I guess I need another day alone, away from everyone and sheltered from the world. Hopefully I will get that soon.