Community Wellness Classes @ High Point Public Library (Topic: Communication)

This weeks topic is communication. Effective communication skills are necessary to maintain healthy relationships and often to function in daily life and achieve everyday goals. When we need something, are trying to problem-solve with others, have a request, or are being pressured to do things we don’t want to do are common situations in which people have difficulty communicating effectively.

Discuss common beliefs (understanding, unloveable, dependent, vulnerable, being abandoned); common distortions (should statements, mind reading, personalizing, rationalization); common automatic thoughts (I don’t have a right to stand up for myself, I always have to be right, if I speak up I might get hurt); common feelings (anger, fear, sadness, rejection); and common behaviors (attacking, yelling, passive aggression).