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Eliminating Defensiveness Eliminates Unhappiness
No CommentsDefensiveness causes unhappiness and a breakdown in communication because it escalates the negative emotions we might be experiencing in a conflict (or potential conflict).Have you ever experienced your spouse calming down after being defensive? Probably not, so then why do we keep doing it?
Michael and Amy offer up a strong example to make the point.
Published on September 26, 2009 · Filed under: advice; Tagged as: conflict, Defensiveness, Negative Emotions, Smalley, Unhappiness