Minimizing Unnecessary Drama
Strategies for restoring peace, harmony, and stability.
Posted April 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley
With societal and familial divisiveness at an all-time high, unnecessary drama is, too. Drama is expressed as emotional disturbances and commotion. As it increases, so does nervous system dysregulation, with more arguing, mood swings, and sudden episodes of withdrawal. We can help the situation by being more mindful of how we generate drama and create an alternative.
Here are eight ways we generate drama in our daily lives and ways we can reduce the commotion.
Life presents us with numerous opportunities for drama, with illness, accidents, natural disasters, and a variety of losses. Drama can be misperceived as simply a great deal of real life. However, the unnecessary commotion is typically a way to deflect from whatever is frightening us. Drama has a way of taking us hostage, disallowing understanding, creativity , exploration, and solid problem-solving.
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Paul Dunion, Ed.D., has been in private practice as a psychotherapist and consultant for the past 45 years and has published eight books.
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