ld but as you get older you realize that you are able to have your own opinion. That works great when you are by yourself but get an authority figure in front of you and you can crumble and run for the hills.

Either you decide this is the way to run your life and live with it. Or you get educated in ways to stand for what you believe to be true and techniques to express that to people and not run for the hills. Start small (don't take on your

Three choices and which do you choose? This article we are going to discuss flight. For the purposes of this article we use the word flight to mean run, hide, avoid, shirk, flee, escape, disappear and the rest of the words that mean when something challenges your self worth you hit the road.

An example is you are 35 years old and your mother is coming to visit. You know she is going to tell you your hair is wrong and the color of your shirt is wrong for the season. You tell yourself this is the time you are going to firmly but politely tell her, thank you and you like your hair and your choice in shirts just the same.

What happens it is 11pm, your mother is long gone and you hardly remember what happened. Mother came and she started in on you and next thing you were in the kitchen getting “something ready for dinner” and hoping she would go home early. You feel terrible, your are so angry with yourself for not standing up for yourself.

So many interesting things we can talk about in the last paragraph. Lets start with you mother (feel free to substitute your dad, boss, partner, waiter) she shows up and your mind leaves. Maybe that is a sign that you need to start standing up for yourself with someone not so powerful in your mind.

The next interesting thing is you feel terrible and are angry with yourself. This is the double trouble aspect of this coping strategy of stress. First problem is we've developed the habit of running from confrontation of any kind. Secondly, when we do our reaction is to beat ourselves up for doing it! When it comes to bashing our self confidence this is the ultimate in punishment.

What to do, realize this is how you are trained. You, somewhere in your life, were trained to avoid conflict at all costs. This may work for a child but as you get older you realize that you are able to have your own opinion. That works great when you are by yourself but get an authority figure in front of you and you can crumble and run for the hills.

Either you decide this is the way to run your life and live with it. Or you get educated in ways to stand for what you believe to be true and techniques to express that to people and not run for the hills. Start small (don't take on your

wrong for the season. You tell yourself this is the time you are going to firmly but politely tell her, thank you and you like your hair and your choice in shirts just the same.

What happens it is 11pm, your mother is long gone and you hardly remember what happened. Mother came and she started in on you and next thing you were in the kitchen getting “something ready for dinner” and hoping she would go home early. You feel terrible, your are so angry with yourself for not standing up for yourself.

So many interesting things we can talk about in the last paragraph. Lets start with you mother (feel free to substitute your dad, boss, partner, waiter) she shows up and your mind leaves. Maybe that is a sign that you need to start standing up for yourself with someone not so powerful in your mind.

The next interesting thing is you feel terrible and are angry with yourself. This is the double trouble aspect of this coping strategy of stress. First problem is we've developed the habit of running from confrontation of any kind. Secondly, when we do our reaction is to beat ourselves up for doing it! When it comes to bashing our self confidence this is the ultimate in punishment.

What to do, realize this is how you are trained. You, somewhere in your life, were trained to avoid conflict at all costs. This may work for a child but as you get older you realize that you are able to have your own opinion. That works great when you are by yourself but get an authority figure in front of you and you can crumble and run for the hills.

Either you decide this is the way to run your life and live with it. Or you get educated in ways to stand for what you believe to be true and techniques to express that to people and not run for the hills. Start small (don't take on your

o angry with yourself for not standing up for yourself.

So many interesting things we can talk about in the last paragraph. Lets start with you mother (feel free to substitute your dad, boss, partner, waiter) she shows up and your mind leaves. Maybe that is a sign that you need to start standing up for yourself with someone not so powerful in your mind.

The next interesting thing is you feel terrible and are angry with yourself. This is the double trouble aspect of this coping strategy of stress. First problem is we've developed the habit of running from confrontation of any kind. Secondly, when we do our reaction is to beat ourselves up for doing it! When it comes to bashing our self confidence this is the ultimate in punishment.

What to do, realize this is how you are trained. You, somewhere in your life, were trained to avoid conflict at all costs. This may work for a child but as you get older you realize that you are able to have your own opinion. That works great when you are by yourself but get an authority figure in front of you and you can crumble and run for the hills.

Either you decide this is the way to run your life and live with it. Or you get educated in ways to stand for what you believe to be true and techniques to express that to people and not run for the hills. Start small (don't take on your

the double trouble aspect of this coping strategy of stress. First problem is we've developed the habit of running from confrontation of any kind. Secondly, when we do our reaction is to beat ourselves up for doing it! When it comes to bashing our self confidence this is the ultimate in punishment.

What to do, realize this is how you are trained. You, somewhere in your life, were trained to avoid conflict at all costs. This may work for a child but as you get older you realize that you are able to have your own opinion. That works great when you are by yourself but get an authority figure in front of you and you can crumble and run for the hills.

Either you decide this is the way to run your life and live with it. Or you get educated in ways to stand for what you believe to be true and techniques to express that to people and not run for the hills. Start small (don't take on your

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