Rey, Russel S.

MWF 2-3

Emotional Sensitivity of Millennials

I. Are millennials too sensitive?

Teenagers of today's generation are being involved in so many life predicaments as compared to
previous generations. Because of that, they are somehow considered the most emotional teenagers
among all generations so far. Being part of this community, I observed something peculiar. They become
so happy when something good happens, they cry when something sad happens, they justify when
something is not right which I suppose normal people would do but there is something extraordinary in
today's generation which we should all consider as an important dilemma to talk about.

II. What are the effects of social media that trigger them to feel that way?

Unlike previous generations, millenials have more social involvements. They are not limited to what
their parents say, to what their friends tell and what their teachers speak about. There are a lot of ways
that increases their social involvements. One of those is the existence of social media. With these media
of communication, they can talk with people they don't even personally know. Also they found ways to
get to know other people to which they share the same problem or issue with. They can also find
intimate relationship through social media by simply chatting with them through platforms like
Facebook, Instagram, Twittter and Youtube. All of those are just examples of many scenarios that occur
in social media.

III. What are the ways to mitigate those emotional issues?

There are times in our life when we get to be tired and eventually break down because of consecutive
problems happening to us. Maybe there are ways to handle or at least control those emotions. For me,
there is a step by step process in overcoming one's hindrance. First is to assess on how you react on
certain things happening in your life. In that way you would be able to know yourself more. Second is to
have someone to talk to. Having someone that's ready to listen to what you are currently struggling with
is absolutely a great thing because not everyone would understand your personality. It somehow makes
us feel that we are not alone and we are accompanied. The final step is to weigh your rights and wrongs.
At this point you must be willing to take suggestions and corrective actions. Repetitively do those steps
and you would unconsciously feel better. The cure is not absolute but it will at least lessen the weight
you are carrying.