When we feel like we’re note being heard, sometimes we want to increase the volume.

If only we were louder, then they would hear us.

But in non-urgent, non-emergency situations … if we become too loud, people sometimes stop listening for content, and they start considering our emotional stability.

Instead of hearing the important message that we so desperately need to share, they begin thinking about our ability to control ourselves.

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Shouting is always communicating. It’s just that sometimes, it communicates the wrong thing.