より豊かに過ごす〜感情表現(3)

幸福度を高める

(English follows)
感情を表現するかしないかは、自分で決めていますよね。先の研究を参照すると、感情を自由に表現できている人ほど幸福度が高いと考えることができそうです。
だけど、感情をそのまま表現してよい相手は、多くはないと思います。
そうした相手がひとり居るかどうかで、幸福度が変わるのであれば、居た方がいいかもしれません。私の場合、それは誰だろう...

For Fulfilling life ~ Expressing emotions(3)

Enhance well-being

Whether I choose to express my emotions or hold them back is something I decide for myself. And if looking back at the study mentioned earlier, it seems that people who can express their feelings more freely tend to experience higher levels of well‑being.
But in reality, there aren’t many people with whom we can share our emotions just as they are.
If having someone with whom I can express my emotions just as they are would raise my well‑being, then it’s probably better to have someone like that. As for me… who would that be, I wonder.