Self-Regulate Interpersonal Communication

Self-esteem has a huge toll on an individual’s interpersonal communication. Depending on if one has high or low self-esteem, could determine a different message then you are trying to project to others. My low-self esteem is evident when I appear to be lacking confidence in a conversation. I am also aware that because of this people often question my honesty or my level of responsibility. In reality I am both extremely honest and responsible, however because I lack confidence in a conversation people perceive me to be different. That verbal or nonverbal feedback I receive from others when faced with my lack of confidence, directly affects my communication with them and myself. Through the experiences I face in conversation, my self-esteem is
However, it is essential for social, academic and emotional success. I have a strong sense in my ability to self-regulate because I am able to correctly observe and imitate and I can use my sense of self-control. Being able to self-regulate is being able to come full circle. I have been able to develop my self-regulation in many circumstances such as my relationships. My parents have always been in a loving and committed relationship. I have seen them at their worst and at their best. I have been able to observe how they handle certain disagreements and determine what I want in a relationship and what I do not want. I take what I learn from observing them and turn it into imitation. In my own relationship I know I want to be able to handle disagreements the way my parents do and I try to imitate their effective way of communicating with each other in my relationship. In my relationship, self-control is an issue. I have to control my outburst of anger if I disagree with my significant other and learn to be accomidating. However, I learned to have better self-control by observing and imitating my how my parents take a breath, walk away, and come back to the disagreement. This adds to my self-regulation because I am able to take these steps and communicate in my relationship effectively and