Is not wanting to share your emotions a reason not to use I messages?
08/06/15 20:42 Filed in: communication | tools
I recently heard the proposition that someone would not use I messages because they were concerned they did not want children and/or adolescence to know what they are feeling. Maybe I misunderstood the proposition when I heard it, but it sounded like 'never use I messages because we may not want children or adolescence know what we are feeling'. That made me think is this a good enough reason for not using I messages in some circumstances and is there another option? Read More...
Do not take the behaviour personally
15/12/13 09:23 Filed in: myself | response-styles
When a person is using inappropriate behaviour it is easy to feel like they are personally attacking us. Sometimes this might be the case but in lots of circumstances Read More...
Denying feelings never helps
We all have feelings. Even though some of us may find it at times difficult to recognise or understand them. It is amazing how often we can ignore this fact and this can lead to two possible impacts. We can sometimes deny our own feelings or we deny the feelings of others. Read More...
Should I show my emotions?
23/06/12 10:31 Filed in: myself | communication
When I started out working as a youth worker I wanted to be seen as a calm and collected. To look like I was never ruffled and so started going about my work trying to look like nothing ever got to me. It took about 3 weeks before the cracks appeared and for me to realise that this was never going to work. How was I ever going to role model responding effectively to issues if I presented as a robot! Read More...
Two ways anger helps you
Anger is an emotion that people most often think of as being negative, destructive and something to be avoid at all costs. But anger can help you. First of all it lets you know that something is wrong.
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