140 3 – Reasons someone gets under your skin and what to do about it
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You know that one person who really pushes your buttons? Who gets under your skin? Yea, that’s the one.
Everyone has experienced an irritating person, that one dude who sits on your last nerve, or that mom on the PTA who pushes your buttons, or your teenager when they are bored or just exist as a hormonal mess 🙂
Today we explore why someone pushes your buttons, when it is manipulative and when it is emotionally immature, and what you can do to eliminate or at the very least minimize their impact on you
What you’ll hear on today’s episode:
- Why someone pushes your buttons
- What your inner state has to do with it
- How a dysfunctional childhood influences adult behavior
- The scale of irritation
- The motive for pushing your buttons
- How to calm down
- How to respond to an irritating person
- When to not respond
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Resources:
Series on Conflict Personality-Types
Dr Kirk Honda reacts to Dr Phil
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