Don't do that

I don’t respond well to yelling.

It reminds me of childhood and sickness.

I don’t respond well to surprises.

They remind me of anxiety and fear.

I don’t respond well to criticism.

I am hard enough on myself – you need not comment.

I don’t respond well to conditions and contracts.

They remind me of feelings of being limited and stuck.

They represent a loss of freedom and of choice.

I don’t respond well to arrogance.

It is insecurity’s blanket and it is a poor shelter to hide behind.

I don’t respond well to those who bully and swear.

They use primitive language as a mask for their fears.

I don’t respond well to most authority figures.

They are posers and were once bullied children.

They now do the same because that is all that they know.

I don’t respond well to those who are apathetic.

They just wait and watch.

They are immobilized by their fears and afraid to reach beyond their routines.

Don’t do that to me – or to yourself for that matter.