Interpersonal relationships are no exception when we talk about responsibility and health. But we are not always very aware of this. Here we explain why it is important to be emotionally responsible.
Although it is true that today we live in a culture that is much more open to sexual autonomy, to free emotional ties such as open relationships, and that not everything is monogamy and heterosexualitythis freedom also implies responsibility, especially with the people with whom we interact. we bond romantically or sexually.
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Affective responsibility has to do with full awareness of the decisions we make in relation to others and its possible impact, positively or negatively, in them. Therefore, the ability to communicate both your own needs and desires and to listen to those of other people is part of being emotionally responsible.
Some practices that are not emotionally responsible:
- Failure to comply prior agreements
- Skip the boundaries
- Break communication
- Ghosting or ghost
- Gaslighting or other manipulations
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Being emotionally responsible then implies taking charge of our own emotions and actions in our relationships. Taking responsibility for others and ourselves will facilitate the way we develop our emotional lives.l.
Some emotionally responsible practices:
- Build clear and honest communication: when it comes to expressing our way of seeing things, expressing how we feel regarding certain attitudes, actions or circumstances, It is important to lay the foundations to be able to express ourselves comfortably.
- Assimilate the consequences of our actions: It seems obvious, but it is not. Many times we are not truly aware that what we do can affect others. On an emotional level, for example, some attitudes or acts can cause others from false illusions to genuine joy. In any case, we must assume and, above all, assimilate the effects of what we do.
- Draw boundaries: Limits in interpersonal relationships are essential for healthy emotional exercise and reciprocity. The absence of these will lead to problems of different kinds..
- Mutual care: emotional responsibility implies mutual care. Take care of others, especially yourself. This does not mean that one should take charge of the other’s emotions. If clarity and communication have been a constant practice, each person must take responsibility for her emotions, but also for not causing negative effects on the other.
- Validate the other: The exercise of validation is also central when we seek to be responsible on an emotional level. Prevent the expressing or not validating your emotions are practices that should be avoided to prevent conflicts and all types of problems associated with an emotional relationship.
- Not deceive: Deception is a broad-spectrum behavior, but it deceives both those who hide their emotions when they claim to express them and those who seek to cause an emotion in the other without intending to reciprocate it. Trying to be consistent and sincere is always recommendedespecially for our own well-being.
The emotional responsibility It is more than necessary in different types of ties, not only romantic ones but also friendship or family ties. One’s own ethics are not at odds with freedom, on the contrary, both are two sides of the same coin.
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