Thank god I work in a creative field. If ad agencies drug tested, they'd lose 70% of their staff.

Good lord...tincture. I hurt my back a month ago, and I had a little bit that was passed on to me. It was amazing for the pain. I just flooooooated away,

Thank you for that. I mostly shop at WF because it's just down the street, plus I do try to eat organic when I can. But mostly I'm lazy.

YAY! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

I'm in ice cream heaven. No sugar, no dairy, and it's delicious. I might not be 100% anti-stevia after all.

DOH! There goes Aunt Midwesternmom again!

I'm highly empathic too, and yeah...it's hard. I love when people are totally honest too. It makes life SO much easier.

Yeah, I think I need an anonymous twitter account just to get it out of my system.

Oh god, that's totally not me. I don't have any ego stake in my directness. It's often a liability, in fact. I really care about being sensitive to people's feelings, which is why I'm trying to sort this out.

No...it makes me different. Not superior.

It really would.

That's a good point, and I do view it like that, although not as consciously as I will now. I tend to keep things to myself until I have a certain level of emotional intimacy with a person.

Yes, I am usually acutely aware of what people want me to say, but I have a really hard time saying it sometimes. I'm working on finding a middle ground in acknowledging that I understand their needs, and _______.

I'm very direct with my inner circle, and they're totally ok with it. It's outside the inner circle where I'm not as sure what to do. I'm definitely aware of the pitfalls...I just haven't quite learned how to navigate them.

Yep. I'm an INFJ. My challenge is that I see so much, so things are quite clear to me. But I haven't yet connected that with how I communicate, at least as well as I want. I have one piece of the puzzle missing.

Thank you, that is really helpful. I do my best to be kind. I don't enjoy causing conflict or inflicting pain, or creating awkward situations. I think I'm hyperaware of it right now, since having gone back to dating after a long break, dudes seem to have a really hard time handling my directness. And now that it's…

I know...sometimes things fly out of my mouth and I'm all "CATEGORY 5 FILTER FAILURE IN SECTOR 7G!" Thank god my friends actually think it's hilarious.

LOL! I used to bake all the time.

Who cares?

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