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> not being interrupted feels for me like not being listened

I'm curious if this is the case if the other party is giving other visual indications of focus. (Making intent eye contact, nodding, etc.)

Obviously it may still be uncomfortable because it's not your preferred communication/feedback style, but I'm curious if that mitigates the feeling of not being listened to or not.

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I'm not great at eye contact. Especially when I'm focusing on something I'm trying to convey. But that could probably help. I remember the most intense feelings of being not listened in situations where eye contact was not possible. For ex we were walking side by side or doing something manual facing away from each other.

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