The first question on the RAAD-R questionnaire is: 'Are you a sympathetic person?' I think it depends on the circumstances. I can be sympathetic if people are deserving, and I can be sympathetic if people have had a hard time, but I'm not always sympathetic if people have just been idiots and the inevitable has happened. Especially if I've warned them. I mean, I might be a bit sympathetic, but people would probably not think I was sympathetic, because I'm more likely to feel frustrated by them than sympathetic. It may also depend on your definition of sympathetic. As you can see, these questions are a struggle for me!

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Susie Kearley 🐹 Guinea pig slave
Susie Kearley 🐹 Guinea pig slave

Written by Susie Kearley 🐹 Guinea pig slave

Freelance journalist UK. Published in BBC Countryfile, The Mirror, Britain mag etc. Covers writing, health, psychology, memoir, current affairs, & environment.

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