Vulnerability (By Amanda Hanna)

There is no one that is completely removed from the fear of rejection. Much of what we do in life is in efforts of achieving normality. We want to grow up to fit into society and become accepted members of it. Once in a while, we feel detached from people around us. Trouble communicating thoughts and feelings causes a sense of isolation and even weakness. What do we do when we can’t tell the people closest to us how we feel? What can we say to an individual that will allow us to illustrate our fears and desires?

This question possesses many answers. There is no “correct” way of releasing the anxiety of fear. Before people start seeking out drastic measures to have an outlet, one must sort out their thoughts. Once someone comes to terms with their personal issues, they can then begin to turn to others for guidance or even just comfort. It helps a lot to talk to someone who you aren’t totally close with. When you are at ease with someone, or have a distant relationship with them then it is somewhat simple to treat them like the recycling bin of your thoughts.

Certain people have a hard time relaying emotions to people they care most about because people they care most about, they want to have remain in their lives. Of course, there is nothing worse than having the people you love turn away from you because they cannot relate to you. In the same sense that having a therapist is emotionally cathartic, so is talking to someone you have an impersonal relationship to.

Maybe it won’t serve much of a helping hand in solving your issues, but it will give you an outlook on how people will respond to what you say. Once you are aware of people’s potential reaction, you may be able to muster the confidence to approach the people you have invested the most emotion in.

Talking out or writing out how you feel does make you vulnerable. It is figuratively stripping all the layers of your soul  to reveal the unique problems you face. But talking things through can become a God send when you are at the brink of losing your mind.