An EMOTIONAL TRIGGER is any person, words, actions, situations, or environments that make us emotionally uncomfortable. We’ll likely experience intense, excessive physical sensations.
When we feel like we can’t be HONEST, it may be because it doesn’t feel SAFE to share or tell the truth.
Here are some reasons we withhold the truth when we don’t feel safe:
- We DEFEND or protect ourselves from real or perceived consequences.
We want to avoid DISAPPOINTING others. We feel INTIMIDATED by someone we perceive to be “superior” to us.We desperately want to avoid PUNISHMENT.We want to PROTECT others from having hurt feelings. I invite you to consider these questions:
- What real or perceived CONSEQUENCES are you afraid you’ll experience?
What EXPECTATIONS do others have of you that you aren’t willing or capable of meeting?When do you withhold the truth because you feel INFERIOR to someone else?How have you been PUNISHED for being honest?When have you experienced others having HURT FEELING because you told the truth?I invite you to click on the link below to book your complimentary happy hour call:
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