Displacing feelings

Very often, without realizing, people displace their emotions and feelings. Displaced emotions imply projecting one's emotions on someone who is not the cause of the emotions, but is usually a safe target or vent for such expression. Thus, stressed individuals often express their anger and frustration in front of their spouse or children.

Displacing one's emotions is not only wrong, it's harmful to relationships and mental peace too. Therefore, a conscious effort must be made to compartmentalize one's sentiments - and especially create a divide between work place stress and obligations towards one's home. That is the only way in which one's family and friends will not be victims of emotional outbursts which they do not deserve.