Questions tagged [de-escalation]
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How to deal with discussions about finances with SO without it escalating?
My SO (legal life-partnership status1) and I have been together for 6 years and bought a house together 1 year ago. He has a great paying job and earns about 3 times my salary. I have a decent pay.
When we bought the house, we decided to go for a…
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How to handle someone making a scene in public?
So I've run into this now and then when there might be
a disagreement with girlfriend or ex
political issues with some friends
The other person flares up in a public or just crowded place and begins yelling and screaming. At times it can even be…
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Why do I lose my temper more easily if one of my own has been wronged than if I'm the one that has been wronged?
Interpersonal conflicts inevitably happen in life, under one form or another. As I'm being confronted by more conflicts as I grow older, I keep learning how to react better.
In conflicts where physical aggression is a possibility, I've learned…
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How do I deescalate a situation in which two people are arguing, and other people are calling for them to be banned?
I am a member of a Discord server that was created as a place for a community to move to after the place where the community formed was shut down. (For some context, see here, although not exactly necessary for the question.) There are actually two…
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How to act out of concern for safety in group setting with an individual showing aggressive tendencies?
Not sure if this question is better for martial arts or what. The goal is personal safety, but I find it interpersonal because it's a matter of maintaining personal safety using 'soft' strategies (decisions & discussion not body armor) while also…
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