{"id":3219,"date":"2019-06-12T13:55:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T13:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoy.com\/blog\/?p=3219"},"modified":"2020-11-27T10:55:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T10:55:58","slug":"avoiding-conflicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoycasino.org\/blog\/avoiding-conflicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Avoiding Conflict Is Really Not a Good Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people think that avoiding conflicts is the best, using it to suppress an unpleasant encounter. Most of the times, they will just ignore the conflict, shut down, change the subject or pretend it\u2019s not happening so as to avoid conflict. However, we talk about why avoiding conflicts is really not a good idea.<\/p>\n<h2>3 Types of Conflicts Avoidance<\/h2>\n<p>People avoid conflict by doing the following:<\/p>\n<h3>Those who ignore the problem<\/h3>\n<p>Most people tend to just ignore the problem. That way, they don\u2019t really have to deal with any of the results. People dread the outcome of the situation more that\u2019s why they end up ignoring the problem.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3220\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3220\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/conflicts-300x181.png\" alt=\"conflicts\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoycasino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/conflicts-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.reelsofjoycasino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/conflicts.png 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">avoiding conflicts<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Those who change the subject<\/h3>\n<p>Changing the subject is also another form of conflict avoidance. This happens when people don\u2019t want to deal with the result and just choose to focus on something else instead.<\/p>\n<h3>Those who shut down<\/h3>\n<p>Shutting down so as to avoid confrontation usually makes situations worse, especially in situations where the matter needs to be resolved promptly.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s better to avoid conflict in some situations, it\u2019s usually better to just try and overcome whatever conflict is at hand.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it\u2019s important to deal with conflicts avoidance?<\/h2>\n<h2>Emotional Health<\/h2>\n<p>Avoiding conflicts means that we suppress our emotions most of the times, which is quite unhealthy at the end of the day. Suppressing feelings usually results in the emotions surfacing elsewhere as anger or anxiety, and usually when you least expect it. Most times, you will find your tensions bubble over in unnecessary situations simply because you bottle demotions inside.<\/p>\n<h2>Creation of Fear<\/h2>\n<p>Conflict avoidance teaches the brain that that\u2019s what keeps us safe from unpleasant feelings. At the end of the day, we put off what we really need to do. Avoiding conflict may feel good at that time but it will increase our fear in the long run. We suggest that you deal with conflict right at that moment so that you don\u2019t store up fearful emotions or trauma.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people think that avoiding conflicts is the best, using it to suppress an unpleasant encounter. 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