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Session 14 — Conflict and Repair Scenarios

4 questions from session 14, answered in your own words.

Session 14 of the series. The questions come from the session's own material — every answer below is a span of it, word for word, rather than somebody's summary.

The questions 4 questions

Answer in your own words, out loud or on paper. Nothing is scored, nothing is marked, and nothing is stored — this is for noticing what you have, not for anybody to grade.

  1. How many things do you control in any conflict, and which one is definitely not on the list?

    What the material says

    you control seven things in any conflict. None of them is the other person.

    Where this comes from — The Dichotomy of Control, in conflict

  2. There is a timing rule for responding in anger. What is it?

    What the material says

    Never respond in the first ninety seconds of anger.

    Where this comes from — Scenario 2 — Workplace disagreement

  3. What is an unresolved conflict doing to the body while it stays unresolved?

    What the material says

    Unresolved conflict is a physical load.

    Where this comes from — Why it works

  4. Somebody is working through a rupture and you say "You need to forgive and forget." What have you imposed?

    What the material says

    Imposes a timeline on a process

    Where this comes from — Never say this

The material itself

Conflict and Repair Scenarios — the handout

The full written session: what the tool is, why it works, when to use it, and what never to say.

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