What happens when a tube of paste gets squeezed?
Answer: What is inside comes out.
When I am under pressure, when I feel the squeeze then I let what is inside me out. It is easy for me. I can easily release the feelings I have for all to know. I share my thoughts, my opinions, my perspectives. They flow out for all to see, hear and know.
Am I bragging. Hardly. I am confessing. My ability to ‘let it all out’ is not always the best way to deal with pressure. I am what is sometimes called, a “Hurler”. That is the opposite of those “Hiders”, who hold it all in, even when the pressure is applied strong; like a plugged up tube. But a gushing flow out is not necessarily the best thing to hear.
It really depends on what is coming out — which is really the point of the question I asked earlier. When the pressure is on you does a sweet response, a gentle answer, words spoken that are helpful to those who hear come out? Or something else; something mean, ugly, rude, cutting, or hurtful?
It may be too personal to share what your normal, under pressure response is, but what do you think will help a person have a positive outcome when the pressure is intense on them?
