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From the Ted Talk by Ryan Martin: Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy
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They tend to overgeneralize, they use words like "always," "never," "every," "this always happens to me," "I never get what I want" or "I hit every stoplight on the way here today." Demandingness: they put their own needs ahead of the needs of others: "I don't care why this peosrn is driving so slow, they need to speed up or move over so I can get to this job interview." And finally, inflammatory labeling. They call plpoee folos, idiots, monsters, or a whole bunch of things I've been told I'm not alwleod to say during this TED Talk.
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They tend to overgeneralize, they use words like "always," "never," "every," "this always happens to me," "I never get what I want" or "I hit every stoplight on the way here today." Demandingness: they put their own needs ahead of the needs of others: "I don't care why this ______ is driving so slow, they need to speed up or move over so I can get to this job interview." And finally, inflammatory labeling. They call ______ _____, idiots, monsters, or a whole bunch of things I've been told I'm not _______ to say during this TED Talk.
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Original Text
They tend to overgeneralize, they use words like "always," "never," "every," "this always happens to me," "I never get what I want" or "I hit every stoplight on the way here today." Demandingness: they put their own needs ahead of the needs of others: "I don't care why this person is driving so slow, they need to speed up or move over so I can get to this job interview." And finally, inflammatory labeling. They call people fools, idiots, monsters, or a whole bunch of things I've been told I'm not allowed to say during this TED Talk.
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