This article will discuss how to learn to open up emotionally – something I see many people struggle with. I believe it’s important to feel emotions – to be emotionally present – as it opens us to all of the other amazing gifts this world has to offer.
To stay emotionally disconnected is to be living an authentic life.
I’ve been learning to open up emotionally for a while now, and here are some of the keys to unlocking emotional security in yourself.
Ask for emotional support.
When you make this one small step, you will not only start learning to communicate your needs better, but you will start opening up emotionally to others.
You may start to realize that, deep down, your inner guidance and desires may be even deeper than you ever imagined. It’s as if you finally have an open channel to your own truth.
You may recognize that others also have hidden depths – and they’re not so different from you.
Manage your sense of self
It can be tough to see when you’re being emotionally manipulative or are caught up in internal mind games. This is a skill that takes practice.
You will learn to watch yourself, look within and understand how you’re influencing and controlling your feelings.
If you’re trying to help someone else become emotionally balanced, it’s a safe bet that you are also being emotionally balanced – or trying to be.
It’s hard to trust and open up to other people when you don’t know who you are.
Avoid assumptions and “brainwashing”
Your feelings are a form of energy. What we take to be true is a matter of choice.
We can choose to be grateful when we get a lot of compliments. We can choose to embrace the positive when we have a rough day.
We can also choose to wallow in self-pity when we don’t get what we want, rather than taking a moment to understand what it is that actually is going on. It’s only by being aware of our thoughts and feelings that we can make better choices.
I make the conscious decision not to get caught up in outdated notions of female beauty formed before I was even born. It’s easy to focus on negative emotions and ignore the positive, usually where real growth occurs.
Be a natural reader of your emotions.
This is a skill that is about recognizing what is true in your experience. It’s a tool that can be applied in various ways.
You can use it to give others feedback on how they are doing. You can use it to help others uncover and understand themselves.
It can help to keep you from being taken in by manipulative behaviors. It can help you be aware of your own insecurities to become a confident leader who can help others be confident in themselves.
Learn to embrace natural emotions
Your feelings are the best teacher, and they show you what you need. Emotions are something to be celebrated and have fun with.
We are here to evolve, and our physical bodies are our vehicles for doing so. Remember, we are here to feel the feelings, not numb them.
This all seems so simple in theory, but it’s a lifetime of work that involves many lessons and a lifetime of self-reflection that can be learned in just a few days.
The bottom line is that being honest and authentic with your feelings means that you don’t have to pretend to be someone else. This may be uncomfortable at first, but you will soon realize it’s liberating if you keep practicing.
You will also start to realize that you’re not as emotionally vulnerable when you’re authentic in your feelings as you may have thought you were.
Emotions that were once unavailable to you will suddenly be at your fingertips. They’re right there, waiting to be released.
Practicing with support
When you’re in a conversation with a group of people, the focus should be on listening to each other.
If the conversation is about a topic that is important to you, you will be more comfortable sharing with other people about that topic. But make sure you also listen to other people’s ideas and stories.
The trick is not to dominate the conversation.
Let people take the lead and listen. Take notes and pay attention to what other people are saying. Use these insights and ideas to comment later on in the conversation.
This way, you’ll learn a lot about the topics that are important to other people.
Other people’s support
The other important skill you will need is the ability to listen. Being willing to listen and hear things that others are not saying, and trusting your intuition, is vital for success in any conversation.
When you’re in a conversation with a group of people, it is important to share a vulnerability and be willing to share what you’re feeling, and trust that other people have feelings. They will be open with you about what they’re feeling.
If you think that the person is sharing more with you than with someone else, you should probably listen more than you talk. If the person is more open with you than with someone else, you should trust that it’s the right thing to do.
The best thing you can do is listen to others so that you can help them. And if you think that the person is more open with you than with someone else, it’s probably safe to take their lead.
Using this method, you will be able to see how people are connecting with you, and you will be able to tell if they are feeling very close to you or not. This will make it easier for you to pick up on what the other person is trying to share.
This method can also help you understand the other person’s role in the conversation. Sometimes you might not know who is doing the sharing and who is being listened to.
This is because it’s important to listen to both the sharing and the listening. This will help you be more aware of the role each person is playing in the conversation.
