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　　For as long as I can remember, I have been very 　　1　　 at arguing with people．As soon as someone disagrees with me, I get angry because I feel 　　2　　, like the other person is out to show that I am 　　3　　．And for some reason, I hate being wrong!So my 　　4　　 reaction is to get very defensive．I 　　5　　 my voice, and I end up saying something I later 　　6　　．Needless to say, the whole thing ends with me blaming 　　7　　, and the other person feeling alienated(疏远)from me．This bothers me especially because my mother does the exact same thing and I hate 　　8　　．

　　I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, 　　9　　 I have never been able to stop．I did some 　　10　　 management work with a therapist(治疗专家)a while ago, but because I moved and 　　11　　 an advisor at school who can't see me 　　12　　, I have not been able to continue this important work．They tell you to stop and count to 10, 　　13　　 your breathing, calm yourself down before you 　　14　　．But that's the whole problem．I could never think of 　　15　　 myself until it was too late!The 　　16　　 things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces．

　　Right now the 　　17　　 is urgent because my relationships with a wonderful boy is 　　18　　 because of my being afraid of being wrong．He is closing himself off from me because I have hurt him, and 　　19　　 I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in myself and a bad temper．How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself?How do I stop 　　20　　 being wrong?

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　　A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management．He 　　1　　 a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 　　2　　 do you think this glass of water is?”

　　The students’ answers 　　3　　 from 20g to 500 g．

　　“It does not matter on the absolute 　　4　　．It depends on how 　　5　　 you hold it．If I hold it for a minute, it is OK．If I hold it for a(n)　　6　　, I will have an ache in my right arm．If I hold it for a day, you will have to 　　7　　 an ambulance．It is exactly the 　　8　　 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 　　9　　 it becomes．” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought．

　　After a moment, the lecturer continued, “　　10　　 we carry our burden all the time, 　　11　　, we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 　　12　　 heavy for us to bear．

　　“What you have to do is to 　　13　　 the glass, rest for a while 　　14　　 holding it up again．”

　　As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 　　15　　 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on．

　　So before you 　　16　　 home from work tonight, put the burden of 　　17　　 down．Don’t carry it back 　　18　　．You can pick it up tomorrow．

　　Whatever burden you are having now on your 　　19　　, let it down for a moment if you can．

　　Life is short, 　　20　　 it!