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Why Is It Hard To Express Feelings?
We don’t have trouble talking and yet when feelings come into play…
Every single day, we exchange with others. We talk, we write, we listen, we read.
Those skills which were incredible to us when we were born quickly became second-nature and we don’t have to think about how to do them anymore. We just do them.
Every day at school, work or any other place, we use them while being aware we can’t say “Yo dude” to our boss (lucky you if you can), or “Here’s my PPT proposal for next weekend’s plan” to your girlfriend. (Well, this one, you can but it’ll sound awkward without fault)
Situations are critical
When it comes to exchanging with others, being able to adapt to any situation is a skill we learn through years and years of practice.
Yet, there’s one kind of conversation which has always bugged me. One which, despite having encountered it many times, I still struggle with: expressing feelings.
It’s not just saying “I love you” or complicated negative feelings. It’s all of it. But let me give you a simple example.
When I first started going out with my girlfriend, she actually had to push me in my corner to make me admit I liked her. (There are…
