How To Talk To a Defensive Person
ways to have better communication with “certain” people
Aug 29, 2021
1. Be calm when you state your intentions
When you are in the middle of a topic with a person and discuss things that seem off with your perspective.
Do Not directly cut the conversation and aggressively state your disagreement. Rather than attack them, you can share how you feel about the topic and state your perspective calmly.
2. Avoid starting with an accusation
Convince yourself to be honest and tell them about your own situation, for example how you’re feeling or when the situation of note occurred. And then state how you would have liked things to go differently.
3. steer clear of “always”, “never”, and “you” statements
Make sure to use I statement, such as I am upset about what happened or I felt this way when you did x
