People are so afraid of calling out submerged conflict they’ll work overtime to hold up both ends of the conversation rather than admit the other person has already checked out.
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The trick to breaking this is to suggest a neutral higher energy activity where “no” would require an excuse like “I’m tired” that might be called out as a lie, but “yes” involves boney energizing. So forces a break or clear slip into passive aggression that they then have to own
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Refusing to match the energy level of someone without a good reason is a signal of conflict you cannot hide. Raise energy to tell your true (and/or sick) friends apart from fake (and/or faking) ones
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Excellent take – and curious if you'd agree that vulnerability is a general salve.
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Boneless is not a vulnerability strategy, it assumes a level of safety to begin with
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What is “going boneless”?
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What kids do to resist adults
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still don't get it. Could I have an example?
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Just had my brother do a 10 minute thorough analysis of this thread which then spawned a lecture on isopraxism
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