Author Archives: Cinnie Noble

Sometimes our interpersonal conflicts result in our crankiness. Other times our crankiness exacerbates conflict. It isn’t always straightforward to know which comes first. However, it is feasible to consider the genesis of our crankiness so that we do not displace … Continue reading →

After conflicts are ostensibly over an interesting phenomenon sometimes emerges. As we retell what occurred, our stories take on new and different versions. What we actually said gets replaced with what we wished we had said. What the other person … Continue reading →

It seems that when we are in conflict we attribute all sorts of things to the other person that they don’t necessarily own. These are commonly assumptions about their motives for their words or actions that provoked a negative reaction … Continue reading →

One way that some of us cope with having our feelings hurt is to retaliate and try to hurt back. It’s times like these that things come out of our mouths that we can’t take back. We may react with … Continue reading →