People have had, and always will have, a negative view of conflict. It starts at a very young age, we lack the skills to appropriately handle even the most basic of problems, leaving us with feelings of unease and apprehension. We fight and argue and have negative conflict experiences, which means, as this pattern would suggest, we learn to associate conflict with pain.
Yes, I think the more people learn about conflict the less they fear it. An important thing to understand is that conflict can often be productive in building a relationship (as opposed to destructive) if handled appropriately. The more we engage in conflict the less we fear it, simply because we grow accustomed to it. While this may not always be a good thing, being comfortable dealing in conflict situations is a necessary ingredient to finding resolution.
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