LogFAQs > #912086776

They say offense is taken, not given.

Oh wait. Or is it the other way around?

**rubs chin**

Are they allowing themselves be offended? Or don't they have a choice? Or are they not actually "offended" at all, and just see a window of opportunity to complain about something in a futile attempt to bring awareness to it so maybe it gets fixed?

If someone says or does something that truly triggers you to your core.....who is responsible for your emotional state? You? Or the person who put you there by their words/actions?

Some people would say YOU are 100% responsible for your emotional reaction to something.

Others would say the person who wronged you is responsible for your emotional state because their actions are what put you there.

I'm seeing this trend in society a lot lately, and it's very interesting.

They say if you are a grown ass adult...you should be in control of your emotions. That you are only as offended as you allow yourself to be. That you should get a "thicker skin" if you can't take a differing opinion, an insult, an insensitive joke, etc.

But, depending on what it is we are talking about, do you think there are situations in which you simply cannot control your offendedness?
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