Emotional Disconnectedness
Discourse about emotional disconnectedness cannot be exhaustive without considering the concept of emotional bank account. This was brilliantly defined by the legendary author of the book entitled, “Seven habits of highly effective people,” Stephen R. Covey, as ‘a metaphor that describes the amount of trust that has been built up in any relationship. It is the feeling of safeness you have with another human being. This concept operates in our relationships and it is the most fundamental concept in handling emotional disconnectedness. Most of us hardly ever perceive interpersonal relationships in the context of deposit or withdrawal to the emotional bank account that underlines all of human relationships. If I make deposits into the emotional bank account of persons I am in a relationship with through courtesy, kindness, honesty and keeping my commitments to them, I build a reserve. ADVERTISEMENTThe trust towards me becomes higher, and I can call upon that trust level such that the emot...