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Pre-escalation

What is it?

Pre - From the Latin preposition prae ("before").

Escalation - rising

It can be described as the first stage on the conflict resolution continuum:

Pre-escalation leading to

Escalation - of anxiety which can lead to anger

How can it help me?

By gaining understanding of the limits of a persons threshold of tolerence intervention can prevent the escalation stages.

How?

Firstly, consider yourself in a situation. Ask yourself: "how am I feeling; what am I thinking; Do I have any aches or pains". This is self calibration. By having this awareness you can identify what your role can be in a situation. For example going into a heated scenario in an angered or preoccupied state may worsen the situation.

Secondly, consider the environment - nope not the planet! Consider the room or area where the situation is:

too hot - maybe open a window

too cramped - perhaps rearrange the furniture - in Feng Shui a house must have adequete room for the dragon to walk about without obstuction.

What is my role?

Pre-escalation is a term first developed by Life Solutions Southsea 2013