How to deal with overly opinionated and difficult people?

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Recently I have been struggling with social problems. I gave up on watching the news because it was so depressing it was affecting my mental health. I know that news issues are important, but sometimes I feel I don’t know the right answer to the solutions. I can’t even talk to anyone about social issues in public because everyone has an opinion. I try and keep my opinions to myself when I have one. It’s a real struggle with social media because people force their opinions on me a lot. If I give away that I have a different opinion, I lose a possible friendship with someone who shares the opposite opinion. With such complicated issues in the news going all the time, why should I be forced to chose what I think is right and admit it publicly? I love movies, but 2 of my friends are film critics for VICE and The Sunset Gun in Hollywood. Try talking to them about what your favorite movie is. They won’t let you have your opinion until it is changed to theirs. I heard one waitress say something that stuck with me. She said, “Never talk about religion, politics, or opinions about entertainment in any bar. You’re just trying to start a fight.” Has America got so uptight that we can’t speak, move, or breathe? I like to design and make animations in school, but it’s tough to speak my mind and then have all the students (who I will be working with for the next 2 years) decide to hate me. This is going to be a challenge for me, but I am going to make an animated infographic from scratch and a video mix, or mash up about difficult people and opinionated people and how to deal with them in a sensible way so that I can learn how to deal with them in a difficult situation.

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