A mediator and a psychologist help us end the unsaid and better manage everyday conflicts. liravega / Getty Images/iStockphoto
ADVICE – For some, confrontation is so distressing that they prefer to ruminate, remain silent, and thus allow the conflict to continue. The mediator and the psychologist help to end the unsaid and to better manage everyday disputes.
A notification appears. “Finally I’ll be there in three quarters of an hour, sorry.” Rage, Rage, Rage! This is the fourth time in a row that this friend fails to show up on time. In such situations, some of us do not hesitate to express our displeasure. For others, however, confrontation is simply impossible. Then they choose to swallow their disappointment and keep quiet.
This behavior is explained. According to Constance Burue Oberto, a mediator and psychic, our bodies are somehow programmed to alert us to conflict situations that threaten our social relationships. Thus, “in discord, it creates unpleasant physiological mechanisms such as stress, increased heart rate or even difficulty breathing; mechanisms that we prefer to avoid,” he explains. Fear of conflict can also come from our psyche. “For people who are constantly afraid…
Source: Le Figaro
