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regarding your record or wish to examine or correct it.GOOD QUESTION
I enjoyed “Jerk Alert!” (May
2019) because I sometimes
work with people who are
difficult to be around.
Years ago, I had a boss who
would be short-tempered
with me. I didn’t know how
to deal with it—I always
assumed I had done some-
thing wrong. One day, we
had a speaker come in to discuss
communication in the workplace, and
I inquired about how I should deal
with this person. She advised me to ask,
“Have I offended you?” which worked
beautifully. My boss had unintentionally
been taking her stress out on me, and
this interaction helped her realize that.
— HOLLY HAMILTON, CalgaryI’M NOT ALONE
In “How I Overcame My Panic Attacks”
(March 2019), generalized anxiety dis-
order and panic attacks are described
perfectly. They have severely impacted
my own mental health, so I know how
debilitating they can be. With support
from my community, I’m learning to
think positively and to take life one day
at a time. Thank you for this story,
which made me feel less isolated.
— CAROLINE MAH, To r o n t oLIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
With each passing year, I realize that I
have become like my mother in so many
wonderful ways, and I couldn’t be moreproud. My mom instilled
in me the importance of
reading. There were always
lots of books around, and a
copy of Reader’s Digest was
proudly displayed on our
coffee table. All these years
later, every Mother’s Day
I now bring Mom a card,
flowers and the promise
of another year of Reader’s
Digest. However, the magazine doesn’t
arrive to her as a subscription—it comes
hand-delivered by me so we can spend
time reading it together. Both of us
really enjoy these precious moments.
— JO-ANN SAMO, Montrealreader’s digestrd.ca 9PU
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