There were many concepts that I found to be interesting so I am going to mention more than one. The first concept that caught my attention in the class had to do with self-disclosure. I find myself intrigued by this concept because I have a little problem with it. I am way to open for my own good. But see then I question that and go, wait a minute who says I am way to open and according to what standard? I am very comfortable in my own skin so if I think something I usually say it out loud and if I have any kind of questions about what I go through in my life, I am the first one to ask. I have no shame about what I experience as a human. Self-disclosure is something that I am familiar with and in the book it was often spoken about in connection to building closer relationships. I have many close friendships that have lasted for up to 18 years. However my intimate relationships all have a common pattern and I do not nearly self-disclose half as much with the people I date than I do with my friends.
Another concept I liked in the class was related to pathos. Pathos is referred to as achieving credibility with your audience when speaking publicly or privately. I like to consider myself as someone who is very credible and I do this by practicing integrity.
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I too am very interested in the concept of self disclosure. I must say though that I admire you because you said that you are really open. I think that is a good thing! You said that you are very comfortable in your own skin and if you think something you say it out loud. I really admire that because that is something that is really hard for me to do. I find myself all holding a lot inside, because I am scared of what others are going to think of me. I like to tell myself that it doesn’t matter what people think of me but being able to not care about what others think is really something that I wish I could get better at doing!
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed learning about self-disclosure. It is a very hard thing for some people myself as well. However, learning about it made me feel less pressured in having to self disclose myself to everyone. It also made me realize that if I disclose myself to someone else they should also be doing the same. It is always a scary feeling thinking that you could be disclosing yourself to someone that is not completely trustworthy.
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