Conversational Boundaries without Stonewalling
During stressful times, we can become very uncomfortable and if we continue talking, we can feel overwhelmed. We become physiologically agitated and this is called flooding. Here are some other instances of flooding. Think about the last time you had a difficult conversation that upset you. Did you want to just leave? Did you feel that you needed to control yourself from saying what you truly felt? Or did you try to avoid a fight, and later, you felt resentful? Or did you blow up and say things that you later wished you could take back? </br> These are instances of flooding which leads to stonewalling. According to research done by Dr. John Gottman . . . .