"I need to talk to you."

BHwolfgang

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    .... and at that moment, your heart freezes as the palms of your hands begin to perspire. There's nothing you can do but just stand there. A million thoughts are racing through your head. Seconds turn into hours, and you are starting to fear for the worst.​

    Has something like this or similar to this ever happened to you?

    This happens so many times in my life that I'm surprised to not have any immunity to it by now. It can range from my track coach to my girlfriend, and I always feel the same thing each time, anxious. I become really impatient, and I get this sensation running down my back. I start to look back at everything I've done in the last 24 hours and analyze the littlest details in case that was the reason for this intervention. My mind starts to wander towards the worst possible reason...
     
    I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME THEY NEED TO TALK TO ME I ALWAYS ASSUME IT'S SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE AND LIFE ALTERING AND SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE TO HEAR!

    What's worse is when someone tells you they need to talk to you, but tells you that they'll do it later. *GLARES AT A CERTAIN SOMEONE!!!!*
     
    I get fairly nervous when someone sais " I need to talk to you" or " We need to talk". The phrase is just so direct and serious that you assume its something bad from the get go. I guess its a natural reaction though.
     
    Oh yes. I know that feeling all too well. It's one of those phrases you kind of learn to dread from the moment you're sentient enough to understand the implications that it can have on things.

    Ugh, it sucks! It almost always puts a sword through even the biggest bubbles of ego and bursts them if you ask me...and has the potential to reduce anyone to a blathering idiot, no matter how intelligent they may be, no matter how well prepared they think they are for that moment, and no regard whatsoever to how emotionally strong you are. XD

    So yeah. It's normal to feel anxious. I don't fault anyone who melts into a puddle of silly goo at hearing it, especially in the way Patchisou mentions it...with the "...later" modifier.
     
    When someone says, "I need to talk to you," I get nervous. I always expect that I'm in trouble, but usually, it's the other way around, like congratulating me on doing something or if I need to improve on a work.
     
    True dat.

    Yeah when people say that, it makes me anxious and a little timid.
     
    My reaction is often, "What did I do?" or if it's my folks it's still, "I didn't do it."
     
    Oh god this happens more often than I'd care to admit. I live a relatively risk-averse life, so it's highly unlikely to be actually anything bad, but there's always that feeling of my stomach twisting and turning in anticipation of whatever is going to be said. I don't think that feeling is going to dissipate with age, unfortunately.
     
    *shudders* Yeah, I have had this happen to me. Granted, it was all my fault, so, I don't really deserve any sympathy for it, but god, I hated hearing that. -__- Other than THAT thing, I don't think I have heard it too often, so I am pretty lucky, I guess.
     
    I rarely get to this situation, but when I do, it's bad news. So accordingly, I prepare myself mentally during the period from when they call me until they start talking to me. Though if it's my sister, it's rather different. "What happened at school this time, sis?" Yeah, beginning of puberty.
     
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