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Artemis · 5w
If I feel steamrolled, then maybe I shouldn't pre-flatten myself for convenience's sake. I'm probably not going to stop being a person who often yields in situations where it doesn't feel important. ...
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There's a good chance that if I started being more assertive, I would be steamrolled a lot less, & it might not really involve that much conflict.

Currently I am pre-empting conflict. I don't wait for conflict to arise. I erase conflict as soon as it begins to appear.

Easier. It's just easier. If you never allow moments to arise where what you want is in conflict with someone else, you can just skip the whole ordeal.
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Artemis · 5w
In certain areas I'm great at dealing with stuff head on. It's true that I'm willing to get into difficult emotional stuff to sort it through with someone. In my day-to-day, casual interactions though, I may be excessively conflict-avoidant. I learned as a kid that the best way to survive in a big...