Social Anxiety Solution: People Drawing Incorrect Conclusions about you from past actions

This may happen, but what helps is to determine whether someone incorrectly interpreting a behavior of yours impacts any short or long-term goals you have. If it doesn’t, you can reach a state where you’ll no longer experience negative feelings or emotions when people misinterpret your actions or behaviors. This doesn’t mean you like or prefer people thinking false things about you. But because your ultimate end state is inner peace and calm, you are ok with that undesirable reality to free yourself of anxiety. Note: The “How to stop viewing something as unacceptable” describes how you can this inner work in more detail. 

If their misinterpretation does impact your goals, then it may be in your best interest to engage and let them know that you think they may have drawn an incorrect conclusion from something you’ve done. Hopefully, they are willing to listen. If they are unwilling to listen, it may be in your best interest to choose a different environment to operate in and limit engagement with the person(s) moving forward. 

You may view people drawing incorrect conclusions about you as “dangerous” in some way. You/others may think this because people drawing incorrect conclusions about you can negatively impact getting things you want. This, however, is not always true.

Think of prominent figures in society, like current and past presidents. People call these individuals all kinds of names and repeatedly misinterpret their actions. We recommend you read “Getting what you want” to clear up any misconceptions you may have around what people think and your ability to get what you want.

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