Focusing On Emotional Growth In Adults

By Christopher Jackson


There are certain stages in life that everyone goes through. One moves from a child to a teenager. They will grow up and mature into an adult and over time, they will become elderly. There are physical signs to say that one has reached these stages. However, there is also emotional growth in adults which makes it difficult to determine how old a person is.

There are, of course different degrees that one would suffer, depending on the situation. Some people just need to improve on their mistakes. Other people will be set back in life because they have been through a traumatic experience. At the end of the day, it is important to take baby steps because this is how you are able to grow and cope in various situations.

A lot of people become stuck because they are still caught up in this web. They have not grown up in a happy, healthy environment. They were exposed to a lot of abuse. The result of this being, that they are anxious, fearful and on the edge. They are often not able to cope in an intimate relationship. An adult like this may seem as if they are still in the adolescent stage.

Someone who is healthier will have moved on from this stage to an adult and will be able to make choices and decisions. They know about boundaries and about right from wrong. Someone else may rather turn to drugs and alcohol because this is their only coping mechanism. It keeps the pain away and they feel less confused.

It is necessary to talk to someone when life is too overwhelming. This can be the result of someone who turns to something else to numb the pain. They may spend their nights out partying. This can be fine when you are still a student. However, when you are acting like this as a middle aged person, you need to look at what is really happening in your life.

Someone who has been abused as a child, for example often has not talked about this. They would be feeling a lot of guilt and shame for many years. They may be feeling stuck at some point in their lives, and people close to them may notice that they get into a habit of becoming depressed, moody, angry or abusive. Drinking is often the cause of someone who is emotionally immature.

To be able to connect with someone, one needs to process these emotions and this is how you are able to feel. It is important to talk about the underlying issues. When one doesn't confront these issues, you will keep on turning to alcohol and drugs or something else which will replace the obstacle that you are facing.

Talking about these problems is often the only solution. However, it is important that one goes to a specialized type of group or a counselor where the patient can get the right type of attention. Connecting with the rest of the group members or the psychologist is very important. Over time they will start to feel various changes start to occur in their life, and this is obviously rewarding.




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