u/Lavawing45

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Common Trigger Help

Hi! So, for a bit of background: as a child I was commonly yelled at for "being too loud". Additionally, my abuser often interrupted people to attack/defend. I now have many common interactions with people where I am repeatedly interupted when I am talking. I find myself going into immediate defense mode, quickly stating that "can I finish talking please?" I would one: Like to find a better way to state my needs, and Two: when ignored, how do I cope with this? I find being ignored when I state it especially triggering, because I cannot state my full explanation before being stopped. Does anyone else struggle with this? How do you cope with it? Id really like to stop having complete emotional breakdowns over these kinds of scenarios.

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u/Lavawing45 — 22 hours ago