Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Dr. Sally: Who knew there were so many ways to be defensive?

Dr. Sally Porter Ross is a Houston psychologist who drives the Middle Lane on Wednesdays. Today she writes about the third of four ways to damage any relationship. The first, and most deadly, is contempt. The second is criticism. The third of the four “Horsemen of the Apocalypse” �(a shrink term for how to destroy your relationship without even trying) is defensiveness. �This is a tough one, as your natural inclination is to defend yourself from attack if you are being bombarded with insults. �It can become a reflex, like blinking your eyes if a bug is buzzing near them, or throwing your arms out in front of you, if [...]

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