> Try to tune out the negativity. I know it's hard, but just think of it as "systems analysis applied to people". Hahaha... this is a joke, right? This reads

> Try to tune out the negativity. I know it's hard, but just think of it as "systems analysis applied to people". Hahaha... this is a joke, right? This reads like a caricature of someone being patronizing. In case it's not a joke, let me be plain: you are being ridiculously patronizing. "I know it's hard, but..."? This is the way you speak to a child. "Try to tune out..." Do you honestly think OP doesn't do this on a daily basis; that she hasn't been doing this for years? This is not a rhetorical question, I'm truly interested in whether you think that "tuning out negatvity" is a new, novel concept that never occurred to OP. Ed: please take a moment to consider the tone of your post next time you are posting.