When emotions are openly discussed and each employee's feelings are treated with respect, companies will not only face fewer lawsuits, but they will also benefit from increased loyalty, more dedication, more commitment, more cohesiveness, and higher productivity. We all yearn to be totally accepted just as we are. We long to be accepted and loved even when we are angry, sad, jealous, hurt or depressed. In fact, when we have the most intense negative feelings, it is simply an indication that we are most in need. These are the times we most need to be accepted.
Healthy intimacy is the state of such total acceptance.
Healthy intimacy means sharing your innermost self, in other words, your deepest fears and desires. To do this you must know what you feel and know how to express it. Intimacy is unhealthy if intense feelings are expressed in unhealthy ways, such as through acts of jealousy, anger, violence, and loveless sex. There is no safety in such a relationship, so true feelings will eventually either get buried or find expression indirectly through actions and reactions. The pinnacle of acceptance is sexual intimacy.