COPING WITH CONFLICT
An intensive, self-help conflict resolution exercise designed for
all types of relationships, guiding you from anger to peace, from despair to action, from outrage to insight.
Conflict is always purposeful and on purpose.
When we cannot understand why someone is treating us badly we could have
- failed to acknowledge our strengths and weaknesses
- and the conflict happened to teach us to protect our strengths and weaknesses (not to allow others to devalue our strengths or use our weaknesses against us
It's possible that your VALUES are far higher than the average person's values and that you should take extra care regarding those around you, but it's also possible -- and more likely -- that your strengths and weaknesses are such that they attract those who are envious or despising of you.
Look at yourself and answer truthfully:
- I have a lot going for me and the person/persons I am in conflict with may have reason to envy me - go to Envious
- I don't have much going for me and the person/persons I am in conflict with may have reason to despise me - go to Despising