Have there been times after a case where you wish you had handled it differently? Do you often feel overlooked by others? Do you ever get impatient without getting a message across?
Assertive behavior is the direct and honest expression of feelings (both positive and negative), opinion and rights without anxiety and worry about making other people angry. It is self-advocacy in a way that does not violate another person's basic rights, and the person approaches life with an approach that allows them to maintain or regain control of their life, which will lead to a higher level of self-confidence and a sense of that he can decide the course of his life.
For a person to be successful in communicating their basic rights and personal desires requires a level of self-esteem and self-awareness that comes from believing that you are a worthy person and that you are entitled to the best that life has to offer. . The individual learns about weaknesses and potentials through self-criticism and self-examination. To prove to others that it is possible, he must first believe it himself. The first step is to find out which areas need work (eg if he is afraid of criticism) and if he avoids conversations out of anxiety. He can then work to strengthen that particular area and ask for support from either experts or friends if he explains to them exactly what he is trying to do.
If a person does not know how to assert their rights, wants and opinions, then they may experience:
- Depression from anger directed towards his inner world, feeling powerless, hopeless and out of control of his life.
- Disappointment
- Anger/Violence/Aggression since the anger that has built up will at some point explode.
- Anxiety and Agony leading to avoidance of situations and people.
- Hostility towards people you feel have taken advantage of you.
- Weak and poor relationships.
- Physical problems: Headaches, neuralgia, high blood pressure.
- Family problems
