Which of these approaches do you use to stop good communication? What does your partner or boss do?
- Truth -You insist you are right and they are wrong
- Blame – You insist the problem is the other person’s fault
- Martyrdom – You believe you are completely innocent
- Put-down – The other person is a loser
- Denial – You pretend you aren’t angry when you are
- Passive Aggression – Staying silent and getting revenge later
- Helping- You have solutions, but you don’t listen
- Sarcasm – Your tone or words sound hostile
- Hopelessness – You give up
- Counterattack – You attack with criticism rather than listen
- Diversion – you talk about past injustices rather than the problem at hand
- Telepathy- You expect the other to be able to mind read what you need, and you’re upset when that doesn’t happen
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(From David Burns, Feel Good Handbook)