Unlabelling Effect

There might be times that you would pull back from asking questions that you have in mind.  Have you thought if you were scared of causing inconvenience of others or that you might might want to avoid any chances of feeling embarrassed or perhaps you cared too much how people might judge you or  it might have been a natural act of protecting our own ego? 

Social Phobia is characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in social situations. There’s no one thing that causes social anxiety disorder. Genetics likely has something to do with it. It can be linked to a history of abuse,  bullying, or teasing. Shy kids are also more likely to become socially anxious adults, as are children with overbearing or controlling parents. The best we could do is control the controllable.
In this episode, we would focus on the anxiety level that creates discomfort in u but it is still manageable. We won't cover anxiety disorder that requires medical attention. 
Let's dissect and understand this little anxiety monster a bit more together!

Every person has a unique communication style, it’s the way we interact and exchange information with others. Have you ever wondered if you possess a particular style? And in your own measures, what considers a successful communication?

The ingredients of successful communication are firstly to understand yourself, then to understand others, and then to use this knowledge to manage the interactions in your relationships with your customers, your colleagues, your friend, and your family.

In the previous “How You Describe Yourself” episode we touched on personalities. Today, we will dissect how exactly we communicate with different personalities. I’m your host Vivian, and with me today are Mel and Rita.

Do people want to be understood in most aspects of life? Probably, but Why? Are we seeking reassurance? Is it because we need to know that my presence is being confirmed? Or Is it because our confidence is not well established that we would appreciate ourselves to be heard?

We met Joanne at a mental wellness event back in 2021 in Hong Kong. Joanne is a multi-talented explorer who has a podcast channel called “Bubble Talks”, who is also a director that is now working on a documentary named “Restrained”, highlighting what it is like in public psychiatric hospitals in Hong Kong. 

We are so excited to have Joanne here on the Unlabelling Effect. 

What do we know about Active Listening?

Active listening requires you to listen attentively to a speaker, understand what they’re saying, respond and reflect on what’s being said, and retain the information for later.

Do you recall the last decent conversation you had with someone you genuinely care about, how engaged and present were you? 

In our life, people come and go all the time. Did you have moments that you r looking at the sky and thinking about someone u’ve met back in time, might be a really close dear friend once, but have parted way and lost contact. Sometimes it is nice to sit and look over our life as a sort of overview; to recognize what went wrong and appreciate what was right.  

In our life, people come and go all the time. Did you have moments that you r looking at the sky and thinking about someone u’ve met back in time, might be a really close dear friend once, but have parted way and lost contact. Sometimes it is nice to sit and look over our life as a sort of overview; to recognize what went wrong and appreciate what was right.  

We’ve all met someone in our lives, that is so charming, the way the person talks, laughs, or tells stories. We are almost supernaturally drawn to them — only a few of us can quantify, in an instant, what makes charismatic people so magnetic. 

John Antonakis, notes that in every interaction with others, we’re making constant micro-decisions about whether the person demanding our attention is deserving of it, and charisma, is merely information signaling. 

Today, we will dig deep into building charisma, and the possible ways to hone it as if it’s a skill that we can learn and build.

The early 1900s was a period in which the field of psychology was developing as an independent discipline. During this time, Carl Jung proposed core ideas in his exploration of personality, including the constructs of introversion and extroversion. 
Suggested that the interest of the introvert is directed inwards; they think, feel, and act in ways that suggest the subject is the prime motivating factor. Extroverts, on the other hand, direct their interest outwards to their surrounding environment; they think, feel, and act in relation to external factors rather than the subjective.
In reality, most of us exhibit qualities of both and fall somewhere between the two. Rather than existing as a clear-cut label, extroversion is regarded as a spectrum with individuals exhibiting a range of behaviors associated with both.

It WAS believed that personality traits changed very little over the course of a lifetime. Is it true though? By exploring and identifying our personality traits, we might be able to find our limitations and fathom why did we react the way we did, apply appropriate intervention to work around it to make a REALISTIC change in order to move towards our best self.