Johari Window: Relational Communication

A Johari Window displays how one communicates and reveals different aspects of his or her life in a relationship through four windowpanes: open self, hidden self, blind self, and unknown self. This is intended to learn our self-awareness and how we can better our interactions and relationships. To learn my self-awareness, I will be interviewing three different people with a different relational type to help to see how I disclose myself and the way I can improve upon my relationships. I will learn how I communicate, why I communicate the way I do, and what I can do to improve my communication with others. Interviewing these three people, my sister, boyfriend, and teacher, will help me learn more about myself and how I communicate with others in different types of relationships.
Open Self
Oftentimes I will reveal a lot of my open self to those I am consider …show more content…
When talking with my boyfriend and sister it was revealed I can hide how I feel sometimes. I will act like I am doing well, when I may be upset. I do this to avoid conflict that I think will hinder a relationship I have with someone, especially close friends. I take the easier way and assume my feelings are harmful to someone else, rather than talking it out. I will also hide my feelings by lying to spare another’s feelings.
Furthermore, I also hide how I act around those with authority; however, I would say I appropriately hide the right amount of my life. While my teacher is there to help, I will not ask for his help with personal troubles in my life. I will only do this if I feel it relevant. I have inattentive ADHD, so I made this known so he could provide more help and suggestions. A lot of other parts of my life are not needed for him to know, so I keep it to myself. If it is not relevant to help our relationship, I will hide what I’m thinking or