Do you open up your emotional sphere on Internet ?

Question: Do you open up your emotional sphere on Internet !?

or you keep safe distances to protect yourself from hurt !?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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No, I unfortunately don’t have any emotion switcher, i can't switch my emotion on or off!.
when I am on Y!A ( or internet in general ) and read something, It could make me laugh, angry, happy or even sad but I usually control my action or reaction ( not my emotion )!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Internet has a rather confused image in terms of emotions!. On the one hand, as a complex technical system, it is frequently portrayed as evacuating emotions and depersonalising relationships!. Or if there are emotions, they are seen to be doubtful, fake, phoney, unreal - with notable stories of people playing at what they are not!. At the same time, the Internet is pictured as the land of extremes: sex, violence, racism, religious fanaticism,!.!.!. For those who are more in the know, emotions can still be quite strong!. Flaming is a common phenomenon, in which people blow their top on-line!. Rather like car drivers busily picking their noses with what they imagine to be unseen impunity, computer drivers blast off at others from the supposed security of their private space on the safe side of the screen!. This lack of self-restraint is not limited to the on-line community, however, but is part of a more widespread move to unbridled individualism, lack of self-restraint and the absence of consideration for others!.

Taking another perspective !.!.!.
Seeking to attribute particular emotions or their absence to Internet use may prove to be misguided if not futile!. A more constructive approach to emotions and the Internet might be to raise the question of what emotional and relational skills are required in the on-line world and how these might be acquired or enhanced!. Here are some suggestions:

Attentive reading, thoughtful writing
Almost all on-line exchange is text-based!. As a result, emotional and relational skills have a great deal to do with picking up emotional signals in what others write and being aware of the emotional impact of what you write yourself!. As text lacks many of the emotional clues that enrich face to face exchange, it is all the more important to pay particular attention to how words are used!. What convictions, value judgements and emotions do words express and how are they perceived by reader(s)!?

Writing, as it is taught in schools, has to do with grammatical and lexical correctness and, if you are lucky, the appropriateness of the structuring of ideas!. The initial effort necessary with emotional aspects of writing is one of awareness!. Ways and means have to be devised to draw people's attention to this facet of on-line exchange!. Beyond awareness, the old adage "practice makes perfect" has never been truer than with writing! !.!. and writing for others has the added advantage that not only can you be less complacent and self-indulgent, but also there is no better testing ground for how emotions are expressed and understood!.

Dealing with your own emotions
All those involved in teleworking must be aware of having feelings related to loneliness, abandon and lack of recognition creeping up on them!. A couple of days without messages from people that count and you begin to wonder what is happening!. Not only do you need to know how to deal with such feelings yourself but, being aware of them, you can be of great help to others working on-line by your consideration and concern in how and when you write to them!. Setting up a small group of people whom you can talk (or write) to about such issues can be a great help!. Ideally creating such a "considerate culture" amongst those people that count the most for you would be the best!. At the beginning it may seem an unnecessary burden when work is bustling to get done, but in the long run it will improve communication and efficiency!.

What's more, in communication carried out at a distance almost uniquely by e-mail it is easy to misinterpret what is written and attribute intentions that are not necessarily there!. Gravitating in the on-line world requires making a clear distinction between your own emotions and those you attribute to others and what they really think and feel!. Once again awareness is the first step so that people become attentive to this aspect of communication!. Some people are naturally sensitive but others need to make an effort!. It helps to ask yourself what you are feeling and how these feelings are being expressed in what you write!. Ideally you need to be able to ask for clarification when there is a doubt!. This can be difficult in a helter-skelter world where results are required quickly and emotions are seen as extraneous!. There's a need to create a considerate culture in which it is known that speed of delivery can result in loss of quality especially when it leads to ignoring potential misunderstandings and conflicts!.

Collaborative working
Collaborating with others, especially on-line, requires a certain amount of self-restraint as well as concern and respect for the others involved!. Misplaced or ill chosen words can do much damage!. In working on-line, there's a very great need to understand and to clarify the work that is being done together!. Many current ways of working involve chiefs and Indians but not necessarily direct collaboration!. In collaborative working, there's a great need to encourage all the members of tWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yes! I'm very open and philosophical on the Internet, especially here!. In real life !.!.!. well, in real life you have to get on with real life, don't you!? SO I do my homework and eat my tea and read my books and like my music just like everyone else my age!. But I try and bring a little bit of THIS world into THAT world, and that's all that I can do, and it's not enough, and it will have to be!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, I open up sometimes!. There was a time I was really having a family problem, I told a random stranger online about my problem!. I wasn't hesitant, because I don't know that stranger, he doesn't know me, and that stranger's advice would be neutral or somewhat objective!. I listened and followed his advice (coz it made sense), and guess what it helped me a lot!. :DWww@QuestionHome@Com

I cannot really open up to people on the internet!. I prefer to open up to people in real life because its much better!. You can see the person you are talking to and you know more about them!. There is something much more special about talking to people face to face than using internet!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am pretty much the same as I am in real life - whatever i know about myself others might as well know too!. There is a measure of safety here as no one knows and few care, who we are!.

I enjoy having my feelings here because it is so structured - but not really anything to do with me so I can get the time to understand myself better!.

For example 'gender studies' winds me up to high doh, I get so angry sometimes I could spit feathers; yet I am bemused /amused by this and am watching myself to see what it means!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I used to be a more open person on the Internet, particularly on YA, but now things are different!. I became more reserved and mindful of what I say to avoid disappointments!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

we always keep our feelings spill over Y/A just to share it with friends!. Its really immaterial if I am hurt but I take utmost care not to hurt the feelings of my friends / contactsWww@QuestionHome@Com

yes

i shoot my mouth off all the time

till some radical purist sends in a violation on me

we cant really speak our minds here with out violations!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

we at some point cannot help but open up to have a better experience!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes ,but only to a distance I can return safe!.

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I vent a lot and most of it is sadly true!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I opened that door!.!.!.and strange people walked in!.

So, I closed the door and made them knock first!.Www@QuestionHome@Com