Aditi Shrikant

"Addressing something you've been ignoring lightens the load and allows you to accomplish something that's been weighing you down," one expert says.

There is one self-guided practice travelers can do before boarding their flight that can help them manage some of that anxiety.

Giving compliments often and really laughing at others' jokes can bring some joy and excitement to the interaction.

"The behavior is intended to control the other person and ultimately make them more dependent on the gaslighter for reassurance or security," one expert says.

You can avoid or at least anticipate friction with your manager by knowing what conflict personality style they have and what tends to trigger them.

If the narrative in your head is one of self-doubt, this mentality will reflect in your actions.

"We are all just trying to protect ourselves and our family and our kids and our society, one expert says. "But we're just fixated on different harms."

A romantic partnership is a "relentless journey of conflict management," one Harvard expert says

In order to become a priority to another person, you need to offer some respite from these stressors, not feel like another stressor, itself.

Working can provide some safeguards that are often overlooked.