Why Do People Avoid Conflict?

  Megan is a 20-something woman who arrives at her first therapy session complaining of “ADHD” and mild “anxiety.”  She gets easily distracted studying for her college classes, can’t seem to complete tasks on time, and gets a bit panicky when she fears failing in...

Anger: A Sign of Fear of Conflict

I had a patient describe her husband as someone who bites his tongue for days about an issue, then becomes angry at her out of the blue. I said: “Oh, he is afraid of conflict,” and she looked at me quizzically. “But he gets angry and we fight. He seems to like...