Being misunderstood is painful. It can leave you feeling helpless, shameful, impatient, and angry, especially at the person you want to share with. Most of us experience this on a weekly, if not daily, basis. You know that feeling when looking into the eyes of another person and seeing the look of utter confusion, or worse. Often this leads to a deep sense of hurt, resentment, and ultimately loneliness.
We all have an innate desire to be understood, a human need. We want to share our feelings, thoughts, and perspectives with the people closest to us in an overwhelming world. There is also the desire for emotional release and validation. When we feel a lack of understanding, disconnection grows. We tend to push people away while needed to understand and confuse and scare them and us at the same time.
Are you the victim of being misunderstood? No worries, here we are providing 25 ways to combat being misunderstood.
Clearing Up Mind
1. It is okay to be misunderstood
The newspapers and tabloids thrive on misquoting and manipulating words. In our daily interactions, others will take what they’ll take from the conversations. There is nothing you can do about it. And if they don’t like what you have to say, so be it.
Even in daily life routine, miscommunication emerges with every passage. Sometimes, it is okay to be misunderstood. Please do not complain about it and…
