'Everyone Thinks I'm Selfish, But I'm Just Trying to Be Understood!'

Emotional intensity is often misread as aggression. Instead of working so hard to be understood, try to relax and do less.

Landscape (1961) by Helen Lundeberg

Hi Polly.

I’ve been reading Ask Polly for quite a while now and it’s proven to be a beacon of light and sage advice in my life. So, I can’t thank you enough for that. Usually if there’s a problem in my life, I use one of your answers to give me a sort of guideline on what to do or how to emotionally navigate it. But fo…