Why your brain turns against you during arguments, and what to do about it
If you\'ve experienced a lot of conflict, rejection or trauma, your brain becomes a hair-trigger prediction machine, interpreting interpersonal friction as danger even when you\'re perfectly safe. It\'s trying to protect you. The problem is that once you tip into that negative emotional state, you also shift from \"we\" thinking to \"me\" thinking-fast. Empathy evaporates. You\'re in survival mode, not relationship mode.
Source: Medical Xpress
