We want our wounds to speak for themselves, but usually we end up having to speak for them.

Leslie Jamison
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We want our wounds to speak for themselves, but usually we end up having to speak for them. The truth is that sometimes we have to speak for ourselves. Even when we feel as though we have been hurt badly, someone else’s reaction may take us aback. In fact, the reaction may be so extreme as to make us doubt our own feelings. But, if we trust in our own feelings, though they may be different from those of the other person, we can know that there is some sort of truth behind our feelings.

Source: The Empathy Exams: Essays

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