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  • Weaponizing discomfort is toxic because it uses confusion and shame as a form of control. It makes someone feel small and off balance instead of safe and understood, turning communication into emotional pressure rather than clarity.

    Shame is as old as time. It is just another way of saying “fall in line.”

    Real connection takes far more effort and far more courage. Owning your feelings and your actions is difficult, but it is also infinitely more worthwhile.


  • Weaponizing discomfort is toxic because it uses confusion and shame as control, making someone feel small and off balance instead of safe and understood, turning communication into emotional pressure rather than clarity.

    Shame is as old as time, but people are always responsible for their own feelings.

    Put another way sticks and stone may break my bones, but some people (kratzkopf) will always find some reason to justify being offended.