I am very similar to you - in how people affect us. I am trying to become more resilient and avoid people that cause me stress etc. It is hard in the work environment or any environment. Sorry your friends were not more understanding of your situation. I am learning to get new skills but my biggest assest is my ability to read people and to predict what they are going to do. People are quite complex at times- I prefer to hang with people who want to have a good life without dramas. We just have to go with the flow and put these pushy people in their place- I am learning. But most of the time its better not to say anything and walk away... you can't reason with people like this @TAB
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