Vulnerability

One of the concepts I found interesting this week, was the subject of vulnerability as an obstacle to the effective communication of emotions. It is one of the four common reasons people don't communicate their emotions. Vulnerability keeps us from communicating certain emotions to others because we don't want to be perceived differently after conveying those emotions. This is because we fear rejection. A "chilling effect" was also discussed. The "chilling effect" occurs when we perceive the other person as more powerful than ourselves. That is why we suppress complaints of upsetting nature because we don't want to displease the other, more powerful person. If we did, we may become rejected. I believe vulnerability is something that keeps a lot of people from expressing their emotions, therefore affecting their communication.