This article is from the Romance and Dating FAQ, by Henning Klaskala alt.romance.FAQ@online.de with numerous contributions by others.
Understanding the causes of unconfortable feelings in yourself
is helpful in understanding others, even if it means confronting
unpleasant realities about yourself.
That's exactly the way how it works. If you get that
[uncomfortable] feeling, try to find out what initiates
it. Of course, it means thinking more about people. It
helps a lot to talk with a really close friend about it.
When you get that feeling while talking to him/her.
Most people I have met who have this capability (if you
like to describe it that way), think it is based on
rational understanding your own feelings. The results
are not always nice, because nobody is perfect. I mean,
nobody likes to think about his bad properties, but
doing so is the consequence. Once you started it, you
can't run away.
 
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