Emotional Barriers in Communication

By nature, we as human beings are emotional individuals; albeit controlled or manipulated by

our emotions these feelings hinder the full purpose of communicating with others. Strong
emotions notably anger and sadness gradually or greatly affect the flow of the conversation and
how the recipient takes the message.
Highly stressful scenarios and examples of an emotion barrier is a toxic relationship between
two parties; that being the confrontation part on where the emotions roll out and the tears start
to fall. To be precise and give an example, Luis and Catherine have been bottling their emotions
from the start and eventually wait for one another to take the first step for them to talk. It is
common knowledge that people often do not express their thoughts well under the influence of a
strong emotion. Unaware of what they’re spewing out from their mouths, the climax of the
breakdown in this conversation are shouting, unnecessary noise and the exchange of thoughts
is jeopardized. Anxiety could also be a key player in the hindrance to achieving effective
communication; it is common knowledge that sender should be mindful of his/her words without
offending the receiver.
People who unfortunately suffer from stress leading to anxiety may face some difficulty in
pointing out their thought in a conversation. Due to popular belief and experiences, people
diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression do have quite a hard time to express their true selves
to their peers, thereby wearing a face mask around people thus being emotionally absent in a
conversation.
Man may be consumed by his emotions, but the best solution in order for an emotional barrier to
dissipate is by thorough analyzation of the emotion-affected source of the conversation; it is
best to understand one’s place and let the emotions subside. Any other attempts to speak out or
to exert the person into opening up might just ruin things gradually.

Psychological Barriers in Communication

Quite similar to the Emotional Barrier, the barriers in achieving communication are set back by
the individual’s character and mental health. If one is not psychologically present in a
conversation, the talk would be wasted if one of the participants are not mentally aware.
One scenario that could define a psychological barrier is when someone is anxious or often
overthinks a lot. For example, Sunghoon is a timid person; he usually doesn’t speak a lot; one
time, he walks past a group of people laughing. He thinks that this group of people is laughing at
him even though they weren’t.
Another would be fear; fear can implicate to a person certain insecurity thus making him
incapable of normal conversation. A certain scenario are first timers in public speaking; or most
of the freshmen taking the Political Science course, a nerve-wrecking and fear inducing college
track that brings out the fear whenever or wherever the recitations may be. The fear induced
during moments in class jumble the thought and the overall point of the speaker’s idea, and if
the idea is not well made, the student may face repercussions.
Evident in this given scenario, the effect of psychological barrier to a particular person to avoid
this type of conflicts, one shouldn’t jump to conclusions first, and it is essential to manage your
emotions as well.