CMST 2010 Chapter : Chapter 12 Journal
Document Summary
One relational tension that i experienced about a year ago was autonomy/connection. This can be defined as feeling smothered by certain friend whom you may work with. At the time, i was working, living, and going to classes with my best friend. We had been taking classes and living together, but working had been recent. She needed a second job, so i got her onto the team i worked with. I felt suffocated by her presence after about a month of this. I don"t generally have secrets to keep from people, but she literally knew everything that was gong on in every aspect of my life, and, although she"s my best friend, i needed some space. This influenced my communicative behavior by causing me to shut her out of as much as i could because i felt like i had a right to have some parts of my life that only i knew about.
