As we learn more and more about the human brain and conflict, we learn more about how to feel better in relationships, how to care for one another, and how to change negative energy into positive energy.
For example – do you and your partner constantly fight? Are there certain behaviors that, whenever your partner does [...]
It’s difficult to escape popular understandings about fighting with other people, even loved ones. Do you remember the old clichés?
“Fight fire with fire”
“The best defense is a good attack”
Most of your experiences teach you to respond to other person’s perceived attack with another attack, so the dispute instead of being resolved escalates to a real [...]
We all deal with our personal emotional pain in different ways. Some are healthy, some are not. Good or bad, these ways in which we handle our pain are called “scripts.” They are the sequence of behaviors stored in our brains as “the way to do things.”
Like in: “when we are upset with each other [...]
The silent treatment, also known as the “cold shoulder treatment,” consists of feigned apathy, total silence, and being distant on purpose. One person displays an attitude of complete disinterest for the spouse, as if the other person would be a complete stranger.
How do you react to hubby’s hostile silence?
He says nothing, but you know he is mad as hell. He is obviously sulking in front of you, and his attitude fills the room with a very negative vibe. For you, this silent anger is far more maddening and crazy than an overt attack…you would prefer to [...]
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