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When other people's pain complicates your legitimate grievances

My neighbor's dog barks all night and when I finally confronted her she broke down crying about her depression and now I feel guilty for complaining.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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Compassion can silence us even when our own needs deserve acknowledgment.

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“Where Are You with The examined moral life?”

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