Emotions and How They Affect Interpersonal Communication

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CM206-Interpersonal Communication April 15, 2014 1. Identify three quotes from the dialogue that show how Bryce progressed in identifying his emotions. “Bryce: Yeah, well, six months ago, you’d have been right.” Here is the first moment Bryce begins to see how he really feels. He is letting Todd know that until recently he still felt he had a fighting chance of getting a job. The second moment is a little later where he says “Bryce: After a year of applying, interviewing, jumping through all the hoops, I finally realized nothing I did mattered. I just couldn’t take another rejection. The bottom line is, no one wants me.” He is feeling as if he has no worth anymore, he has tried and no one seems to be interested, no one wants him anymore. He has been rejected over and over, and you get the feeling that perhaps he has completely given up. What is going to happen to his wife and children? How can he feel any worth if he has no job, no way to bring money into the family, and while it says that his wife has been supportive, you have to know it is not only tough on her, but it must be tough on their relationship. For this writer, this is a personal story, because her husband has been out of work for over a year, and it has been tough on both of them. For the writer, she needs to try to understand how her husband must feel, and that can be a difficult thing to do. The third quote is “Bryce: I don’t know. I think they might leave me. We’ve run through our savings. We’re behind on the mortgage. I’m going to lose everything. I feel bad, but I can’t do anything about it.” Here he clearly has allowed himself to open up to Todd and is letting him know just how low he is feeling. He has opened up enough to let Todd know he is really in need of encouragement, and that he is on the edge. He needs to talk about his feelings, but he has not had anyone that he felt
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