Conflict avoidance is the tendency to avoid disagreement, tension, difficult conversations, or emotional discomfort. A lot of women who were raised in high demand religions learn conflict avoidance as a survival strategy in environments where disagreement feels unsafe, disrespectful, selfish, or threatening to relationships and belonging.
Conflict avoidance can look like:
Although conflict avoidance may temporarily reduce anxiety, it often creates resentment, emotional disconnection, and loss of authenticity over time.
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