"Handling" People
“Handling” People When people “handle” me, it makes my skin crawl, literally. Why do people “handle” others? What is the difference between say being diplomatic with someone, being professional, or having boundaries all of which are healthy behaviors compared to “handling” someone? The simple answer is energy. Handling someone means you are a closed book, you have an agenda with a person and you want that agenda whether it is to get something from the person or you wish to make that person go away (without you simply setting a boundary or being honest). This is a short article and will only begin to touch on this subject which is really very complex. If what you read sparks something in you, get some help. You cannot work on this by yourself. People who “handle” others often do not know that is what they are doing; it is their unconscious “go to” behavior, their norm. Some ways of discovering if you are “handling” versus “relating” to someone is to look at your other choice...