How do you deal with confrontation?

I am the least confrontational person you’ll ever meet. People have (on many occasions) literally harassed me in my face and I didn’t do anything. At best I would tell a teacher or the higher up at wherever I was at. There’s this part of my brain that thinks people will just blow me off if I am upfront with them. The few times I tried they all failed, so I’ve never bothered.

The same thing applies to friendships and relationships. I avoid confrontation whenever possible. If a friend is clearly mad or feels a certain way about me I just don’t bring up the subject. In the rare case they do introduce the subject I try to answer in the lightest way possible. I’m that afraid of the other person having a strong negative reaction.

I could go on for a while. My inability to be confrontational has led to so many instances of harassment or misunderstandings. It’s the number one thing I plan on talking with my therapists.
 
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I don't lmaooo

I'm very afraid of conflict. But recently I've started to get more comfortable saying my piece when it's appropriate eg. correcting someone if they try to twist my words.
 
Since I gotten into too many conflicts in the past in real life I just don't bother contacting them since it would be a waste of time of trying to reason with them and on social media I block them.
 
i dont fear confrontation anymore after working in retail, but i'm only "comfortable" with confrontation if it's something i instigate. if someone comes to me with a problem i feel guilty and bad.
 
I don’t avoid confrontation when I feel it’s necessary. No matter if it was teachers at school or now bosses at work, if I am treated unfairly, I‘ll fix that. It’s not that I like confrontations, but I think they’re better than letting other people treat you poorly.
 
I get defensive and argue for sure, if im being confronted in a rude way. but never take it to a physical level because there's just no need for that ever. I think the most physical I've ever gotten was spitting in someones face for saying horrible stuff to me, but that was only once and it was in 2017 LOL
 
I don't really have much experience with it, as I've always been quiet and asocial. Confrontation scares me. I'm that kind of anxious person who blames myself for everything, so maybe that's why.
My sister and parents used to fight a lot, and it stressed me out to no end. I would hide in my room and put in my headphones, but I still heard everything. I would struggle to sleep afterwards, and when I did, I'd have bad dreams about what happened that day. So confrontation is my worst nightmare.
 
I usually avoid confrontation as much as possible but trying to get better. I shouldn't let myself be treated badly even if it scares me to say anything about it. Confronting someone is very hard since I don't know how to put what I want to say in words and being confronted isn't that bad in my head, but my anxiety and body leads me to crying uncontrollably even if it's really not that big of a deal.
 
I avoid it at all cost. I just get silent or leave the and get out of the situation. I just don’t think it’s worth it. If I hear someone upset and or yelling or just trying to start some the info with me, I just leave. Having to deal with people like this makes me upset, so it’s easier for me to just avoid it. Two people yelling at each other or fighting with each other won’t ever resolve anything, so why bother.
 
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