Kitchen Sinking

Coping Behavior

Behavioral CopingMaladaptive Coping

negative valencehigh arousal

Description

Dragging up a laundry list of past grievances during an argument to overwhelm the partner.

Physiological Effects

Overwhelm, flooding, shutdown

Reflection Tip

Am I trying to solve the issue, or win the fight?

De-escalation Tip

"Can we focus on just this one specific issue right now?"

Associated Emotion Triggers (4)

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