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Blog Spotlight: How to Deal With Insensitive People

Blogger Linda Burhans says that, when people can't relate, they tend to minimize the situation.

We've all been there.

In the midst of a major life crisis, well-meaning people will say tactless things to you like, "It could be worse."

They don't mean to be insensitive, says Linda Burhans in her latest blog on South Tampa-Hyde Park Patch. They simply can't relate so they tend to minimize the situation to comfort themselves.

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What can you do in those situations?

Burhans offers some advice. Click here to read more.

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