@TBRS1 This seems like step 1. What do you do next when forming a response? I do that also.
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To me it seems like the words are frequently used as a shoddy and ineffective means of conveying feelings, even when the actual words have nothing to do with feelings.
So I skim the words, and pay attention to the feelings.