Mammalian brain · Relational Manipulation
Invalidating Feelings
Dismissing someone's emotional response as irrational, dramatic or oversensitive so that the response, not the cause, becomes the issue.
An everyday example
'You're being emotional about this' in response to a legitimate objection about terms.
What it can cost you
Dropping a valid concern because expressing it was framed as a flaw.
Warning signs
- I am defending my tone instead of my point.
- My concern was reframed as a mood.
One thing to do
Restate the concern without the emotion word and insist on an answer to the substance.
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