How do I get over my fear of being misunderstood?
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How do I get over my fear of being misunderstood?
- Strategies for overcoming the fear of being misunderstood. Joseph Gruenthal | Unsplash.
- Adjust your expectations. We can’t guarantee that everyone will understand us.
- Reject unfair labels.
- Recognize your own good piece of work.
- Ditch the dogmatism.
What does it mean when someone says you’re misunderstood?
(mɪsʌndərstʊd ) Misunderstood is the past tense and past participle of misunderstand. adjective. If you describe someone or something as misunderstood, you mean that people do not understand them and have a wrong impression or idea of them.
Is it so bad then to be misunderstood?
Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
How do you deal with people who misunderstand you?
We’d have to let it go and know that we’d done the best we could to be true to our values. Whether those who misunderstand you are strangers or family members, you have to choose what will drive your behavior: your own conscience or your fear of what others might think of you. Choose your conscience.
What are the consequences of being misunderstood?
In fact, one of the easiest ways to suffer the consequences of being misunderstood is to assume that the “real” you consistently shines through to others — especially others with whom you don’t spend a lot of quality (Phase 2) time.
How do you deal with mis-perceptions?
One approach, best used when you know exactly what mis-perception you’re hoping to correct, is to “bombard the person with attention-getting evidence that they are wrong about you,” Halvorson said.
How do you tolerate people who think you are dishonest/unkind/stingy?
Tolerating the fact that others believe you are dishonest/unkind/stingy/rude (fill in the blank) is not easy. It takes a great deal of self-control not to retrace your steps and try to constantly explain yourself so that people might see you the way you see yourself.