When a person starts a fight, it’s to “control” the situation and to control you. In order to properly deal with them, you must take the leadership role.
When we find ourselves in an argument, it can be extremely challenging to keep our cool, to not raise our voice, and to not ratchet it up when the other person is taking it to the next level. The next time you find yourself in an argument with your significant other you may want to employ these eight strategies to deescalate the situation.
However, the only way to come to a solution is if one person doesn’t fully engage and realizes what needs to be done to calm the situation. If you follow these techniques, you will find yourself seeing the situation more clearly and being proud of yourself for not doing the same thing as you’ve done in the past and expecting different results. Also, when you follow these techniques, you are no longer allowing yourself to be controlled and “pulled” into the argument.
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