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Mar 16, 2018, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Vibrating Obsidian
That’s another problem I have with the emotional maturity concept - there’s NO objective guidelines, but only the subjective views of each of us.
https://www.google.co.il/amp/s/www.p...emotions%3famp
According to the article, emotions consist of happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, surprise, anticipation and trust
Emotions can be both expressed and explained. And they can also be controlled
I’ll try to give a more objective and overall definition of emotional maturity - “A full understanding and fulfillment of the field of emotions”.
Let me try - I can say I am happy about taking my decisions in life, sad when I am not getting what I want, particularly a romantic relationship. I am disappointed I can’t fix a relationship although I really want to
I am disgusted by people who are critical of others yet do not go by their criticisms
I am happy whenever I get a reply here, am sad when I don’t get replies in my threads
Well, I am not really emotionally mature regarding the sensation of emotions. However I pride myself on my intellectual levels and I hope people will learn to look BEYOND emotions to find and fulfill our potentials |
Emotional maturity is also the ability to recognize your emotions and manage them. I don't think it's possible for people to fulfill their potential without emotional maturity, and that's my opinion. I'm not sure what you mean by looking beyond emotions, but if you come to me with your emotions out of control, that's your issue. I can't attempt to assess who you are or what you're trying to do if all you do is throw your emotions at me or use your emotions as a weapon, like so many with anger issues do.
The people I know who are not emotionally mature or not working towards emotional maturity seem to be very unhappy with their lives and very out of control. That's just my experience.
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