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The Anxiety of Making Complaints

By Jerry Kennard, Health Pro Tuesday, August 23, 2011
How many times have you been given sub-standard food in a restaurant, or a bad room in a hotel, or had shabby service in a shop? These are just some examples to get you thinking about the number of times you feel you should have said something but you didn't. The issue here is assertiveness, but even...
8/24/11 5:36pm

This is good information indeed.

 

It is hard to make a complaint.  Who likes confrontation?  I think for those of us who are shy or socially nervous it makes it all the more difficult.  And not everyone will be pleasant to us even if we phrase things in a polite assertive way.  Also...picking and choosing your battles comes to mind.  You have to make that decision as to whether it is worth getting into. 

 

It is very important to stand up for oneself but it takes lots of practice. 

 

Have you found that as you have gotten older that this is easier to do?

 

Thanks for sharing!

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By Jerry Kennard, Health Pro— Last Modified: 06/16/12, First Published: 08/23/11