Why Is It So Difficult For Me?

looked down on by people for displaying personal emotions because they believe it is only to

The ability to express our thoughts clearly and accurately is known as articulation. Sometimes, especially in situations where I am not 100% comfortable, I tend to jumble my words and say things such as “everything under the books” but

There are three obstacles that can possibly effect emotional communication. Societal and cultural customs, our society teaches us what is and is not appropriate to express emotionally. Fear, when you express emotions, you are putting yourself in a position of vulnerability, so it can be natural to fear how people will react to your expressions(Forbes, 2012). Inadequate interpersonal skills the lack of interpersonal skills can make it difficult to be able to express one's feelings as well. One must take steps to better control their emotions and learning how to do this is an important task for any therapist. First one must understand their feelings, they need to be able to describe their feelings and be able to address and handle anger. Anger is one emotion that can cause the most distress in any relationship. Many times a client is full of anger and this can cause for a hostile relationship

Expressing emotions as a boy other than anger can be seen as taboo and unethical. Boys are from an early age told to manipulate their emotions into ones that are more masculine. (Reiner) Being conditioned into thinking that showing that you are scared or anxious is bad. Not showing true emotions shouldn’t be the standard for kids whether they are boys or girls. Teaching boys to express their emotions is an important factor in raising them into young adults. This lets boys express themselves in ways other than anger. Boys are taught from a young age not to cry or let anyone see them show ‘weakness’. Being emotionally open gives them a relief instead of bottling up their feelings. Overall teaching kids to express their feelings I all aspects is important.

I believe that even strangers whom you communicate with for a short period of time can sense your emotional literacy if they form an impression on how interesting, pleasant, or easy you are to talk to. Someone with a poor sense of emotional literacy will give off the wrong first impression. These are the times when some strangers don’t share my emotional literacy— if they are rude or socially awkward.

It is a mixture of both for me. I can openly talk about feelings if someone wants me to. I more so write down my feelings rather than vocally expressing them.

Emotions are often thought to be personal. One may say “I am sad.” or “I am mad.” or I am scared.” and frequently we believe those emotions are inhabiting just the body in which they were created.

Individuals fail in life due to their inability to be true to their emotions. According

The ways these emotions and feelings are sometimes conveyed are sometimes seen as an outlandish acts and they are better

Emotions are a necessary part of our whole humanity. They may be more than we have learned to be comfortable with, but they are not too much.

In this situation I faced the challenge of expressing or not expressing my emotions to someone I did not want to. There were several underlying problems including unfair expectations, lunacy as well as innocentness.

What I realized from this book was that emotions and communication go hand in hand. Another issue that I will mention would be controlling my emotions in a conversation. If I feel a certain way about a conversation, it is very obvious. I have a hard time with hiding my emotions. Many say that I wear my emotions on my sleeve. However on the other hand emotions can also be an asset to communication as it helps to show others your passion and true interest in a subject matter that you are well versed on.

If one experience the feeling of loss and vulnerability those are emotions and that is part of living. However in the novel Beloved written by Toni Morrison, Paul D a former slave try his best to not have any forms of emotions towards anyone because he has the fear of loosing them. In the excerpt of Judith Butler, Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence argued “Loss and vulnerability seem to flow from our being socially constituted bodies, attached to others, at risk of losing those attachments, exposed to others, at risk of violence by virtue of that exposure.” When someone attach their emotions and feeling towards another person they are increasing their vulnerability because there might be a risk of loosing that person. For example, when Paul D is getting closer to Sethe he was not able to share his emotions, “ saying more might push them both to a place they couldn 't get back from. He would keep the rest where it belonged: in that tobacco tin buried in this chest where a red heart used to be (Morrison 86).” Paul D is starting to share his memories of what happen at Sweet Home to Sethe, but he is scared that he is revealing

Feeling allows me to express my emotions when others are involved. I also freely express my opinion when others are involved. At times I find myself torn between the moral conclusions about their actions and attitudes and my longing to express my bucket full of feelings and the consequences of the unbridled truth. My confidants are chosen with care, I understand that there are those out there who will stab you in the back without batting an eyelash.

Picture a world where humans could not understand each other’s feelings. It looks pretty bleak, right? Luckily, humans do have the ability to comprehend others’ facial and body expressions, emotions, and language. Since this is such a beneficial and amazing power that we hold, it has been labeled as a sort of intelligence- emotional intelligence. The ability to control and express our emotions, as well as understand, recognize, and response to others’ emotions is essential. Emotional intelligence acts as a primary key to survival for humans.