Writer's Block: Solo traveler
Jun. 4th, 2010 08:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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1. Yes.
2. It's my personality, really, and not something I consciously control. I wish I were more open, and sometimes I try, but it does take a lot of effort on my part.
3. I don't know that there are many direct benefits to being emotionally guarded, other than in situations that require you to not express your emotions to other people. The disadvantages are many--you don't make friends easily, you may turn people off by not being talkative enough, you may have a hard time asking others for emotional help (and others won't ask because they probably won't notice something's off about you)...
1. Yes.
2. It's my personality, really, and not something I consciously control. I wish I were more open, and sometimes I try, but it does take a lot of effort on my part.
3. I don't know that there are many direct benefits to being emotionally guarded, other than in situations that require you to not express your emotions to other people. The disadvantages are many--you don't make friends easily, you may turn people off by not being talkative enough, you may have a hard time asking others for emotional help (and others won't ask because they probably won't notice something's off about you)...
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Date: 2010-06-12 03:14 pm (UTC)