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did anyone else feel like they had to “prepare” before talking to their parents?
like rehearsing what to say in your head, figuring out the safest wording, predicting possible reactions, trying not to sound too emotional, etc. i used to spend more time preparing for simple conversations than actually having them
looking back, i don’t think i realized how stressful that was at the time because it just felt normal
did anyone else do this growing up? do you still catch yourself overexplaining or rehearsing conversations now?
u/Prelene_Joczo — 1 day ago