Well, i usually take quite a long while to be able to open up.
Would love to know your thoughts on the matter.
Thanks all.
2006-11-07 03:37:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It is natural to take time before you open up the inner flood gates of thought. This can't be done unless trust has been established first, and that does take some time. There are only a few people I can actually open up to because of the trusting relationship I have with them. All others are not allowed in.
2006-11-07 05:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe its because I grew up in a family where I didn't really feel like people cared to hear my thoughts, but I usually go into a situation thinking that the other person really doesn't care about the intimate details of my life and mind. So I usually keep the disclosure to to somewhat superficial level. However, if the person does show an interest and curiosity about what's going on in my head, I'm very honest and open and I usually surprise them with the depth and nature of my thoughts.
2006-11-07 03:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Facebook is easy to vent on because it's not face to face. Usually, facebook really does cause a lot of problems. Especially in relationships. It's hard to know your place on facebook because with some people you feel completely comfortable opening up to and so you put your status updates about whatever, not realizing you still have the strangers/acquaintances on there. Facebook often dilutes people from what they would do in real life/face to face human interaction.
2016-05-22 07:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never open up to others (more than to the extent that I may answer someone's question on Yahoo) because it allows people to get much closer to me than I want them to. If I allow someone to get close to me it is on my own terms and is limited in breadth and scope. When one has had a great many problems growing up because hurts have come by people becoming too close then the defense mechanisms start working. Oddly, there is a comfort in isolation because if no one gets close then one can avoid being hurt emotionally.
2006-11-07 03:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by Donald W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All relationships are different and are valued differently. If you tell the bagger at the grocery store the same thing you would tell your best friend, it devalues how you feel about your friend, like nothing is more important for them to listen to. I tell different people different levels of the same thing -- one person may hear I'm not having a good day, but someone closer gets to hear why.
2006-11-07 09:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who the person is. If i'm talking to someone online, who I will never meet, I will tell them everything they want to know. I open up to my boyfriend on a lot of things, but not everything. The same with my friends. I can share things with my friends that I won't share with my bf or vise versa.
2006-11-07 03:46:53 · answer #6 · answered by Blessed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to know the person a long time, and know that they are trustable and can share with you too.
2006-11-07 03:45:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once I get to know someone, I'll tell them almost anything. I really don't have anything to hide.
2006-11-07 03:45:38 · answer #8 · answered by njyecats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even my husband doesn't know everything about me. And everyone else knows very little.
2006-11-07 03:45:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 % of the time I lie, and 50% I tell the truth! :)~
2006-11-07 03:40:20 · answer #10 · answered by kam_1261 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋