It's hard to talk about yourself and your personal feelings, even with people that you feel comfortable with. For some it's harder than it is for others. Self-disclosure is a type of communication in which you reveal information about yourself that you normally keep hidden. There are five influences on self-disclosure: who you are, your culture, your gender, your listeners, and your topic.It's important to understand when self-disclosure is appropriate, if you start telling someone you've just met all your secrets you might scare them off, that's why it's important for everyone to find someone that they feel comfortable with enough to share those kind of things with and someone that feels comfortable hearing that information. I find it hard to disclose information about myself to others even those that I'm closest withbut I'm hoping that with more information on self-disclosure it will get easier.
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This is a great reflection on self-disclosure. You review the concept well and connect to it, too. Only one MUGS error! I also liked your image choice (I used the same one on my blog!). 11/12 earned
ReplyDeleteThat's a great blog posting. I think sharing too much really does scare people off! Awesome job!
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