Non-verbal communication

Emotional interference

Are you mad, happy, excited, agitated, nervous, or fearful? Emotions affect the shape of communication. It is hard to be objective when you are very emotional. You may not be able to think more realistically and truthfully about the content of the message being sent or received.

Your emotions could be a barrier to communication if you are engrossed in your emotions for some reason. In such cases, you tend to have trouble listening to others or understanding the message conveyed to you. A few of the emotional interferences include hostility, anger, resentfulness and fear.