Cantbees

[Guest guest]

I conistently see an emotional response of denial that overrides

logicalism.

I can only tolerate a friends house for a short time. She's noticed

that whenever I come to visit, within minutes I start to cough.

She keeps saying " Your cough is back. Are you coming down with a cold? "

I say " No, this always happens to me when I'm exposed to certain types

of mold, and is a warning sign that I have pay attention to " .

There is no visible mold anywhere in this almost-new house and so the

response is " Mold here? CANTBEE! "

Well, this person feels consistently rotten but blames it on stress.

Can only work two days a week now and can hardly get up in the

morning. Her dog has a chronic cough that mysteriously disappears

when away from the house. Upon re-entry, the dog nearly collapses in

a hacking fit.

But my friend goes into a strange denial as if the brain is literally

switched off, and says " The dog is coughing again, just like you. I

wonder if the dog is allergic to the brand of dog food I've got. The

vet can't figure it out. I wonder what could be causing it? " .

I've seen this denial response so often that I find it to be the norm

rather than the exception.

I refer to these as " Cantbees " .

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