Sometimes I feel invisible

It may be a sensation that you have suffered at some time or even very often: having the impression that you are invisiblethat your voice is barely heard, that decisions are made without knowing your opinion or that the world sometimes advances in a different lane than yours without anyone taking you into account.

These are situations not exempt from certain danger.If we do not learn to say out loud what we feel or think, the world will little by little engulf us in oblivion, relegating us to the background where we will end up unraveling until we disappear. And we cannot allow this, sooner or later we will fall into depression or, what is worse, we will let others speak for us and end up living a life that is not ours.

What is assertiveness?

Assertiveness is a communication strategy through which people express their ideas, feelings and defend their rights.. Aggressiveness is not used, nor is passivity chosen. On the contrary, we must be aware of knowing how to explain things consciously and clearly, directly and exposing our feelings.

It’s about taking that inner world outside.as we are

How to be assertive?

We must learn to communicate openly and clearly, and this requires some training. Sometimes we feel afraid, or we have spent a long time without speaking our thoughts out loud, staying in that safe silence where we believe we are more protected. But it is a mistake.

Analyze your reality: In what situations is something done that you don’t want? What do you think you should do to change it?Learn to communicate: begins to speak in the first person, “I think, I believe, I feel.”Listen to others with respect, but thinking later about whether you agree or not. If you are not, explain why. If you still do not dare to voice your ideas, try keeping a diary, write down your ideas, your feelingsWrite down these feelings and then say them out loud to yourself. Try to train yourself to then communicate your ideas with others. Remember that always You have the right to say “NO”.Ask for what you need, say what you think and express what you feel. Remember that if others do it for you, you will be living the lives of others.Learn to value yourself, Think about everything you have achieved in life and that you have the right to be happy. To find your happiness you must live with integrity according to your beliefs and thoughts. And only you can say that.Speaking assertively means that you do it with democracy, There is no need to be aggressive or shout. Find your balance to express what you have inside while respecting others.

You have the key to not being invisible

It is true that when one has been acting passively for a long time, It is difficult to spread these wings and move in the world of assertiveness. However, the motivation and determination to improve our situation must be enough to achieve it day by day, minute by minute.

Don’t keep your feelings, don’t keep quiet about what you think or what you believe. Defend your rights and your ideas. Only You have the key to stop being invisible.

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