How to Express Yourself Better

Written By Colēgia

Finding ways to express yourself better is essential to a happy and healthy life. Things such as anger, or sadness can affect us in different ways. There are healthier ways to feel about these things and understanding what your options are can help you immensely. Today we want to talk about how to express yourself better and why it's important.

Express Your Frustration in The Moment

Frustration can be a challenging thing to overcome as it can affect our relationship both with ourselves and others. Handling this can be difficult because frustration leads to many different feelings within us. One of the best ways to handle it is dealing with it when it arises. Putting it in the back of your mind can lead to feelings being put on hold which can cause other issues. A good example of this is talking to a friend about a conflict you're experiencing with them. Rather than letting resentment build up, it's better to choose the discomfort of saying how you feel and being honest in a diplomatic way. This approach allows you to talk about your feelings as they arise and allows every side to clear the air. Frustration isn't inherently bad, it allows you to understand your feelings in a more cohesive way and can be used to enact positive change.

“Frustration can be a challenging thing to overcome as it can affect our relationship both with ourselves and others.”

Make The Space For Honest Communication

Life can come with many different hurdles you need to face, but open and honest communication is capable of solving most problems you encounter in your daily life. Some of the best tools to use for this are active listening and being aware of both what you're saying, and how you're saying it. In many instances, people don't know how they're affecting each other with their actions until something is made known. One example of this is venting about things on a consistent basis. Sometimes we may not understand how this affects someone until they tell it to us. A good thing to consider is knowing the time and place to express your feelings. Some places are more accepting than others and recognizing what the rules and expectations are before doing so can help you make the space for being honest in other settings.

“Life can come with many different hurdles you need to face, but open and honest communication is capable of solving most problems you encounter in your daily life.”

Embrace Who You Are

One of the last major ways to express yourself better is that it ties into the idea of self-love. When we are confident and happy with who we are, we make it that much easier to share that with the world. One example of this is confidence. Confidence gives us the courage to say how we truly feel in a situation and acts as a sort of balancing act as to what we want to express. Self-love gives us the ability to cherish who we are even when we're experiencing things such as doubt. Giving ourselves the space to grow and understand what it is we need to work on is invaluable since we're always learning. Expression allows us to get to the root of who we are and can help us focus on being authentic.

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