Chapter Twelve: Post Three

For this post I wanted to discuss overblown conflict. Although I feel that it is a relatively simple concept, I feel that it is a common issue that everyone has experienced at one point or another. I find that I am more prone to exacerbate a conflict when I am tired, hungry, or if I am angry about another related, or unrelated issue. I usually experience overblown conflict with those who are closest to me; often these people are family members. Most likely, this is because I know that these people will always be around and so I have been more careless with my behavior, moods, or attitudes in the past. This is not something that I am proud of, and it happens very rarely. As the book states, overblown conflict often subside when the instigator of the overblown conflict realizes their wrong-doing and apologizes. I find that when I take responsibility for my actions, I am usually easily forgiven by others.