The Jefferson Fisher Podcast This Is Why Emotional People Hijack Conversations
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Dec 2, 2025 Ever felt weighed down by someone else's bad mood? Discover how you can stop negative energy from ruining your day. Learn three practical tools: calling out tension in the room, separating someone's tone from the truth, and protecting your own presence. Jefferson shares a mediation example that illustrates how to deflate hostility by naming discomfort. Instead of trying to fix other people's problems, prioritize your peace and stay grounded. Get ready to empower your conversations and reclaim your emotional space!
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Name The Tension To Reclaim Control
- Negative energy physically presses on your emotions and behavior, not just your thoughts.
- Calling out the tension creates a buffer so you control the emotion instead of absorbing it.
Negative Energy Seeks To Infect Others
- Negative people often try to 'infect' others by projecting their bad mood outward.
- Recognizing that pattern helps you avoid unconsciously absorbing their energy.
Mediation: A Question That Cooled The Room
- In an early mediation, Jefferson noticed the room heating up during opening statements.
- He asked if it felt tense and the temperature in the room dropped immediately.