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Author: Becoming aware of negative patterns is the first step toward replacing them with more positive ones. Watch for the patterns in your family. If you have frequent negative encounters with other family members, it is likely that everyone concerned is perpetuating conflict. Privately try to conceptualize how you and others are behaving. Then ask yourself, “How do I contribute to conflict?”
If you’re a family fighter, decide to interrupt your own entrenched positioning. Review the likelihood that you have negative relating styles that add to and promote conflict. If you assassinate the character of others, insult them, or call them names; if you yell or scream; if you are contemptuous, sarcastic or impudent; or if you use profanity or vulgarity, you’re an obvious contributor. Equally so, you’re a contributor if you aim to control or overpower any family member through intellect, voice volume, body language, threats, or forcefulness.