Why is confrontation the "worst"?

As human beings, it is only natural that we avoid confrontation at all times (except if you're a confrontational person). However, most of us like to avoid confrontation like the plague. In today's class, it was interesting to learn that this type of avoidance also affects organizations, but after taking a closer look at why, it is easy to recognize the reason why.

Confrontation entails standing up to someone, contradicting an idea and that means that we have to force ourselves to open up, share our personal comments, and most importantly, speak up.

I believe confrontation is necessary in all relationships – it is, of course, a hard situation to insert oneself into but once you do it the outcome will probably be worth all the turmoil.

Silence affects all areas of a person’s life, one thing that stood out to me was the emphasis on the phrase “silence makes negative emotions swell”. With this in mind, it is clear how silence can affect our mental health negatively. When we have pent-up feelings and no clear way to vent or confront them, they start to build up – like a dam overflowing with water. We will reach a point in which all these feelings will explode and harboring them within ourselves unfortunately also means that our psyche will have these negative thoughts running until we actually confront it, therefore impacting our health. Then, it is obvious that this would, in turn, affect our performance, productivity, and overall self-confidence.

This is why it is important to teach and constantly train ourselves to be a little more willing to step out of our comfort zone and learn that sometimes, confrontation is more than helpful, it is necessary.