There are some who always needs to be right, even if they know they’re wrong. Their ego supersedes. Or they’ll start talking down to you, telling you that you’re wrong, patronize or belittle you, with a tone where you can feel your blood pressure elevating, your nervous system being triggered.
You take a few deep breathes, tell yourself to calm down since you don’t want to react badly, or get too defensive. You don’t want to elevate the situation, as that’s the exact reaction that they’re looking for from you.…