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Reflection Paper On Conflict

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The conflict that I have chosen involves Jen, my old roommate, and recent living situation. Jen had a substance abuse problem with alcohol, which led her to living a life in a way that was not healthy. The purpose of this conflict is to show others that just because some issues can be resolved with proper management skills, there are some that we as individuals are not qualified to resolve. It is worthy of analysis because it deals with what I believe is an intractable issue that needed more than a resolution between two people. After evaluating this conflict, I can expect to break down future conflicts, manage them properly, and deeply understand the issue at hand.
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It wasn’t until the first weekend of summer that I began to notice Jen’s behavior. The Friday night of the first weekend of summer, Jen didn’t come home. I didn’t know where she was and even stayed up decently late to see if she was going to come home. Saturday morning rolled around and she was downstairs making breakfast. I didn’t bother to ask where she had been the night before since she was an adult and made her own decisions. Slightly worried, I brushed it off and told myself that it probably wouldn’t happen again. A couple days went by and I found myself in the same situation again. It was a Monday night around 11:00pm and no sign of Jen. I sent her a text asking if she was “Ok” but never got a response. So, I went to bed and prayed that she was safe. The next morning I got out of bed and as I walked into the kitchen I heard a coughing sound. I quickly noticed that it was coming from our stairway, which has a door that divides the upstairs and downstairs. The coughing became louder and louder so I decided to open the door. There I found Jen lying on the stairs, passed out in her own vomit. She still had all of her clothes on from the night before with her car keys in her hand, and eyes half open. She looked like she had tried to make it up the stairs to the bathroom, but either fell down or decided to just sleep there. I shook her and said “Jen, Jen wake up” until she opened her eyes. She sat up with a confused look on her face, asking me what was going on. I told her that I had heard her coughing and found her laying in her own

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