Communication Barriers 1. Name-calling 2. Diagnosing 3. Ordering (Saying “Do it or else!” only stimulates curiosity about the “else”) 4. Threatening 5. Diverting (“So you think you’ve had a bad day ….”) 6. Sarcasm (“Can’t you take a joke?”) 7. Dragging up the past 8. Negative comparisons (“Why aren’t you more like …”) 9. Judgmental “You” messages 10. Lecturing