There are times when vulnerability is good and other times when it stings. Sharing your emotions every time to everyone might be degrading. People don’t always know where you are coming from.
Sharing emotions can be a helpful tool but letting in people on your private life with your deepest feelings is not that much necessary. People may misinterpret it or even worse may use it against you.
I know a girl who uses to talk about her boyfriend all the time to her friends and they finally confused her that he is a bad person and after she was separated with him, she realized that it was all her fault and guess what… her friends blamed her for it.
I think there is a distinction between vulnerability and oversharing… broadcasting all your feelings to people is a dumb move as you are the only one who knows what is best for you but being open in some way is good as it helps assert your feelings with others. Vulnerability works best with boundaries and over sharing could make you confused in life.
BY SENAIT G/HIWOT
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2023
