Question Posted Wednesday December 21 2005, 12:41 pm
ok sorry this is sort of long but ill rate all 5's. alright well whenever im trying to state my opinion or get my point across to someone i end up in tears. im not an emotional person at all. but its just i just start crying when im trying to get my point across like to my parents and stuff. and its not good because they dont take me seriously!!! like whenever im arguing with them i start to cry. how can i learn not to do this and to just you know, be cool about it and everything and not freak? please help me. thanks!!!!
HectorJr answered Wednesday December 21 2005, 5:02 pm: Have you tried writing your thoughts on paper? If you write it all down first, you won't forget to say something, and the person reading it won't stop to argue back. If you do that, you will get your point across because more than likely the person will finish reading the whole entire thing before stopping to say something about it.
If you don't like that idea you don't have to. Is it that you don't like it when they don't take you seriously? I don't see why they wouldn't unless you are the type that always jokes around and doesn't always take things seriously - not saying you are. You could also try to let whoever it is you are going to talk to that what you want to let them know is serious. Try not to let it get to you. Nobody says that you have to argue, or that if you do you have to get your point across - because you don't have to argue, and even if you don't get your point across, that doesn't mean you are wrong. Hope that helped... [ HectorJr's advice column | Ask HectorJr A Question ]
muffinbutt answered Wednesday December 21 2005, 1:44 pm: I used to have this problem, but it sort of gradually went away as I got older -- though it still pops up now and then. I think if you just try to manage things and focus on your words rather than tears, maybe it will go away in time like mine did. [ muffinbutt's advice column | Ask muffinbutt A Question ]
Ask_me_a_question answered Wednesday December 21 2005, 1:05 pm: Lets see. I'm sort of one of these people.. depending on the situation of course. It's just something your body does.. it doesnt have much to do with your emotions. When you are under stress, certain toxins build up in the fluid around your eyes, and you cry to release them. Since you can't really help this, the best you can do is to just focus on being clear and concise in making your point without getting too weepy.
Good luck
xo maddie [ Ask_me_a_question's advice column | Ask Ask_me_a_question A Question ]
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