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Did you ask her if she's aware that her fears are real, but not entirely rational? It's possible to feel fear due to prejudices against certain people, be awar
by Mithaldu 10y ago
Did you ask her if she's aware that her fears are real, but not entirely rational?
It's possible to feel fear due to prejudices against certain people, be aware that is irrational, but still be powerless against the fear.
I personally harbor a certain dislike against the french due to past work relationships. I however always aim to be aware that it is an irrational prejudice and actively keep myself from having it influence my interactions with french negatively, while still trying to avoid such interactions just for the sake of my own mental health.
- breatheoften 10y agoI attempted to challenge the rationality of her fear, but she both disagreed with my assessment of the irrationality as well as suggesting that even if her assessment was irrational, it represented how she felt and that she was most comfortable to act on how she felt. At this point we both felt quite boxed into our disagreement.