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 fo...
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 family is to never piss someone off if you don't have to.
Given how much conflict I got into which I couldn't avoid, I didn't need to be seen as any more stubborn & difficult than I already was.
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 family is to never piss someone off if you don't have to.
Given how much conflict I got into which I couldn't avoid, I didn't need to be seen as any more stubborn & difficult than I already was.
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