10 Harmful Communication Habits that
Create Frustration, Conflict and Can Ruin
Even the Strongest Relationship!

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Do any of these ways of communicating sound familiar to you?
Check off the communication responses that apply to you/others

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           __ 1. Insisting on being right, instead of trying to find common ground.
 

           __ 2. Not being willing to meet others halfway, to try and find compromise.
 

           __ 3. Minimizing how others feel and being focused only on your experience
 

           __ 4. Using guilt to manipulate and control others, by making them feel bad.
 

           __ 5. Reacting with impatience when asked to look at/change one’s behavior.
 

           __ 6. Using sarcasm as a way to deflect away from what is really happening.
 

           __ 7. Pretending not to hear what the other person has said, to avoid arguing.
 

           __ 8. Poking fun, teasing or mocking that gets out of hand and becomes hurtful.
 

           __ 9. Voicing a complaint about another in response to hearing negative feedback
                    about yourself, instead of just listening and acknowledging what you heard.
 

         __ 10. Having trouble acknowledging the hurtful effect you’ve had on someone else
                    and being willing to apologize and correct your response in the future. 

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