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Is wearing your most heart felt emotions on your sleeve a sign of strength and openness, or a sign of weakness and call for help?
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October 08, 2009 01:31 AM
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Personally, I don't think one extreme or the other is going to be fully healthy in all situations. Being open about your emotions shows great strength and bravery, and when it is appropriate, it is extremely healthy. But I think the appropriateness is the key. If showing your emotions is dysfunctional (makes others so uncomfortable that they don't want to be around you, impedes your ability to earn a living, etc), then it is a problem. I don't know if I would call it a call for help, but it is a cognitive problem that is impairing normal functioning in society. Depending upon the severity, it could potentially cross the line into a personality disorder or other psychological diagnosis.
It is frankly an art (albeit one that is taken for granted) to know what behavior is appropriate or necessary in what situation. Those who do it well breeze through interpersonal interactions without ever thinking about what they are doing. Those who do it poorly often see their life in shambles without understanding why, while bystanders watch the train wreck with a grimaced fixed on their faces.
Really, it comes down to how well the behavior is helping the individual meet healthy and realistic goals in life. Do they have friends? Love? Self esteem? A job? Happiness? Then it's working for them. If not, they may need someone who can hold a mirror up for them and help them understand normal social boundaries and expectations.
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It is frankly an art (albeit one that is taken for granted) to know what behavior is appropriate or necessary in what situation. Those who do it well breeze through interpersonal interactions without ever thinking about what they are doing. Those who do it poorly often see their life in shambles without understanding why, while bystanders watch the train wreck with a grimaced fixed on their faces.
Really, it comes down to how well the behavior is helping the individual meet healthy and realistic goals in life. Do they have friends? Love? Self esteem? A job? Happiness? Then it's working for them. If not, they may need someone who can hold a mirror up for them and help them understand normal social boundaries and expectations.
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• Thank you for your well thought out answer. I had never thought how it has a direct relation towards facilitating or impeding interpersonal relations.
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October 08, 2009 04:13 AM
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Emotions are the driving force for so many of our actions whether its anger or jealousy or love. Being able to communicate your emotions successfully is a sign of maturity and sophistication. Not everyone is able to do this. If you are someone who shows emotions in a positive way then its a sign of strength for sure.
If the person show those emotions in a bad way to seek attention then yeah, sure, it could be a sign of a personal problem and they should take note of it.
If you use that emotional sleeve to hurt or deceive or cajole then you have problems of your own and shouldn't be inflicting your emotional baggage onto anyone else.
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If the person show those emotions in a bad way to seek attention then yeah, sure, it could be a sign of a personal problem and they should take note of it.
If you use that emotional sleeve to hurt or deceive or cajole then you have problems of your own and shouldn't be inflicting your emotional baggage onto anyone else.
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