So used to a hostile environment from childhood that much of my personality makes no sense in the absence of enemies.
But, to preen those feathers or to pluck them?
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More a matter of disinhibition than training. I'm naturally quite aggressive, but strongly conditioned to hold back.
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Best not to suppress things, just that then arise when necessary, and subside when not.
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Yes. If you release a pendulum suspended at one side, it will swing back and forth quite violently, but eventually it does settle.