Do words sometimes feel inadequate to you, while describing someone or something?

Answer 1

Yes, more than sometimes tho! lol.

I know what you mean, shadow. It can be difficult.

If anyone is near me when I am trying this they are likely to be hit by a word flying by. I'll try this word, no, throw it out...ok, I'll try this word to describe this, no, no good, toss it....lol.

I've found that words can hardly describe anything of the heart and anything that touches the heart....beauty n love that is outside(nature, children, sunlight, a warm smile, etc) and the experience of inner beauty and inner love are beyond the capacity of words.....no words can capture or describe the depth and richness of certain experiences & things & people that really touch me.......


But of course I try anywayz!

Watch out for that flying word, shadow!

:D

Answer 2

It is possible that you are depressed. You didn't mention your age so if you are in your teens be aware that it may just be the major physiological changes in your life making you feel like this. I feel like you do,too. I can be feeling really good (not manic but awesome good) and someone will say something or I will think about something and it's all over. I get quiet, withdrawn and want to go into my room and cry until I fall asleep. I spend many years learning to put it aside. I have mentioned to people at times about going through a hard time and they look at me and apologise for not noticing - how can they? I act and told them nothing is wrong. I, too, scratch and have even scratched things into my skin before. See your doctor or your counselor - be aware of someone telling you straight up that you have depression here is medication. Try to do it naturally. Take a walk in the morning or afternoon sun (exercise and sunshine does wonders), sometimes stand barefoot on grass. Eat well and don't beat yourself for enjoying something (as long as you aren't hurting anyone) - accept it.

Answer 3

yes. and no. and what an inadequately phrased question. and what an inadequate answer. it's not usually while, while describing the describer is too often preoccupied and self-important to bother about inadequacies. anyway, these are feelings, so-called, and what sovereignty let alone right have words here? they simply in fact are inadequate, in part because they're so effective.
inadequacy doesn't seem to be enough to stop us.

Answer 4

Yes I feel that sometimes, when I try to explain something to somebody, when I'm done talking explaining. I thought of some words that I should have said it to describe better to the listener. It happens to me all the time. Dont know how can I change that.

Answer 5

Like anything else, using words well takes practice. Feelings are especially difficult - because first you have to find the words to say how you feel.

Then - and equally important - you have to see if your words are conveying the same thing to the person you're talking to. You may be able to say EXACTLY what you feel - and the other person will understand it in a very different way.

Butif you can put your feelings into words, you will be one giant step down the road of more fully understanding yourself.

Answer 6

Yes. Emotions are difficult to put into words. When anything is exceptionally beautiful, words seem to fall short. How do you describe the sunrise to someone who has never seen it? Or falling in love, to someone who has never felt it? How do you describe colour to a blind person? You try. Words are all we have. And sometimes in our fumbling way we can wind up being eloquent describing the indescribable.

Answer 7

Absolutely. First of all the word Love, it can be so many different kinds of love. Beautiful, or similar words. They do not wiegh as heavy as the words that are taken the opposite way. I feel that there is a lack of extremely posotive words, and many extremely negative ones. This imbalance makes it easy to look at things in a more negative way. We need to come up with more descriptive words.

Answer 8

Yes, I agree with you since there're times and again that I felt my words could not cover or communicate all I wanted to say to describe someone or something. As such, we have no choice, I mean we need to be content with the language with its words, sentences, idioms, etc. to represent what we are describing someone or something. Moreover, everyone has his/her own viewpoints or backgrounds regarding what, how or why he/she has described so.

Answer 9

Yes. It happens during sunset, watching the moon rise (esp. a full moon), when I see a really adorable baby, eat fantastic food, read something really beautiful etc. It also happens when you lose - something or someone - words can't really convey pain.

There are somethings not meant to be explained, only sensed.

Answer 10

All the time. Our hearts often swell with emotion, good or bad, that cannot seem to be expressed with words. That is why dancers dance, painters paint, and musicians make music. Artistry is often born from that overflow that wells up within us.