The ABC’s for Maintaining Boundaries: Always Be Curious
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When we are triggered, our initial instinct is to fight back or stand up for ourselves using words that often come out as confrontational. Immediately after the trigger, we produce a negative thought, which leads to a negative emotion, which always produces a negative outcome. But if you use my ABC method, it will mitigate the negative thought from occurring, and thus, give you a much better outcome! “Always Be Curious” will help you put resentment and unresolved anger aside and give you the upper hand, rather than leaving a situation feeling hurt and vulnerable. It will save you a lot of stress, so take a listen!  Episode highlights: How not to engage with or react to a person’s bad moodHow to stay grounded and remain your authentic self when you are caught off guardHow to neutralize power struggles 
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