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Old Mar 27, 2020, 03:32 PM
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YES!! I am glad you were able to make this connection. That in itself can be empowering personally. And the reason I felt the Trauma Triangle could be helpful is it can help someone think about how they themselves may be engaging it unknowingly. We all have our own personal baggage, and often how we interact can have a lot to do with that personal baggage that we may not realize. The cultural aspect of communication is important to consider too. Also, the generation a person happens to be important as well. It can actually cause problems if someone is interacting with another individual expecting them to react like a pier when that may simply not be the case. I tend to ask the person's age from time to time so I can take that into consideration when I reply to their situational challenge.