Journal Twelve

In this journal reflect on yourself in a specific conflict that you are involved in (big or small doesn't matter). Can you look at your own choices and behaviors and reflect on them, or analyze then in light of what you have learned this semester in the course? What insight do you have about yourself in conflict that you did not have before you took this course?

I look back at a conflict that I had last year in high school, all over a boy. I remember I just let him walk over me because I didn't want to stand up to him, because I didn't want to cause problems. I got hurt way more than I should have if I would have just told him that what he was doing hurt me. I have learned that my conflict style is not avoiding like I would have said in the beginning of the semester. I have learned that my conflict style is definitely accommodating. When I am in conflict I am all about ending it, by giving other people what they want. This has made me seem like I am easy to walk over and sometimes it happens more than it should. I have learned that sometimes I just need to speak up and be more concerned about my problems than other people's problems.