We always should use therapeutic communication and connection whether it is at home among spouse and kids, at school, or with friends. I, like probably many of us, had caught myself many times misinterpreting the situation and assuming someone’s thoughts, opinion, or beliefs without any clarifications during verbal or nonverbal communication. I have many examples of the use of weak communication skills throughout my life that I can discuss in this journal, but one of them stood up out for me and made me make some changes in the way I view and communicate with …show more content…
He left his stable, financially well-supported job to chase his dream job. I did not approve his decision because, in my opinion, I thought the profession of real estate agent does not suit his personality and could lead us to financial instability due to market fluctuations, and as a new agent he would struggle to build up clientele. Despite on my point of view on this situation he pursued his passion in the new career. Months of training and expenses that came along with it drained all our savings; we were living only on my income that could barely cover some of the living expenses, putting us further in debts. The financial situation was tearing us apart, diminishing our feelings to each other, facilitating grow disrespect and hate in our family. I remember days would go by without speaking to each other, and even minimum interaction will end up with accusations and verbal fight. Believe it or not, but this has lasted for almost two years, two years of tears, suffering, fights that I can call without any doubts unbearable, torturing experience. At that point, I knew that it is a matter of time when we will get separated by the following step a divorce. We had to wake up and make drastic changes to reverse the snowball effect that we both created by the unwillingness to communicate and understand each other therapeutically. We were able to discuss the situation and made some changes