Watching Confrontations
Positive connections
Curiosity, understanding conflict
Only if personally recognizable
Emotional connections during this preference
Anger, aggression, harshness, punishment, resentment, fascination with dominance
Go Deeper
Are you trying to understand conflict, or hoping to watch someone be verbally defeated?
Possible buried beliefs
“Harshness is how people earn respect.”
Hard Places
Prior intimidation or humiliation only if connected.
More questions
If you could not turn to this activity, what feeling or responsibility might come into view?
Does the experience help you understand something painful, or repeatedly strengthen resentment?
Does not knowing or not being in control remain uncomfortable after the activity ends?
Does comparing yourself with someone involved in this preference change your sense of worth?