Is it a good thing or a bad thing to WEAR YOUR EMOTIONS ON YOUR SLEEVE?
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It can be good or bad, but, while its qualitative polarity has some relevance to WHAT the emotion is, it is equally - if not more - relevant to WHO it is that you are expressing it to. Observe others and their reactions to you and your emotions. With "practice in observing and evaluating the reactions of others, you can learn when and with whom emotional expression is safe and even desirable and when it is not advisable.
If you are unhappy, for instance.
You DON'T want to express it to:
Someone who is empathetic enough to be adversely affected by it, and become upset, themself, by association.
Someone who personally dislikes you or is deliberately trying to upset you.
A known or suspected sociopath.
You DO want to express it to:
A basically good person who has accidentally upset you and doesn't realize it. (This will help them to avoid hurting you again or hurting someone else in a similar way.)
Someone whom you know will have the ability and inclination to help.
Well, you get the idea.
If it's happy, good. Sad, bad. Angry, even worse.
if people know how u feel, they might be able to manipulate u, and use u for their own selfish reason. i have experienced it myself.
The best reason I know NOT to wear your emotions on your sleeve is that people will make assumptions (frequently false) about why you are feeling the way you are, and will judge you unfairly because of that assumption. Remember, not everyone asks why you’re feeling the way you do.
CJ is also right; people will take advantage of you if you do that.
And what’s wrong with a little mystery? Leave something for people to guess about!
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