Considering Further Counselling or Therapy for Children Who Bottle Up Their Feelings

Because they do not share what they feel, for these children relationships may tend to be far less fulfilling, in terms of experiencing a real intimacy. Presenting as a solely thinking self, rather than a thinking-feeling self, usually makes a person difficult to be with for any length of time. People pick up that something is missing here, a vital dimension of humanness, a fully felt life. People who never share their more private feelings in a close relationship can also be seen as withholding, frustrating or boring.