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Communicating to cause guilt in another person creates conflict
What is guilt induction?Do you want to learn what to replace firestarter communication with?
Conflict Prevention In The Workplace - Using Cooperative Communication teaches you what kinds of communication you need to eliminate, AND what to replace them with -- techniques to reduce conflict coming from poor communication! People tend to resist attempts by others to manipulate their emotions and feelings. Guilt-induction attempts are efforts to make someone feel guilty or "less than", often in an attempt to shame them into going along or changing. While guilt induction attempts are usually subtle, make no mistake -- the other person will know exactly what you are trying to do if you use them. When we use guilt-induction we usually do so unconconsciously, or without being aware that we are trying to manipulate the other person, but whether we are aware of what we are doing or not aware, the result is the same. Which brings us to a fundamental point about communication. Our INTENT, when we communicate, is not as important as the other person's perceptions of our intent. Some examples of guilt induction:
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