Seriously, I used to be a HDP. But over the past year I have been shown how incredibly harmful it is and I am working on changing that.
Dr. Wayne Dyer helped me here... I like the quote, "I would rather be loving than 'right.'"
Now I think about how I want to make someone feel. Do I REALLY want to bash someone down just so my opinion gets out there? No, I don't. I don't really think I am "taking the high road" though. I just don't want to make someone feel bad for having (GASP) a different opinion from me.
There are certain issues that still press my HDP button, though, so I have to tread lightly and really think about what to say. But, I am better than I was!