Why do I always feel so uncomfortable talking about my emotions with my parents?

Sometimes it feels like your parents will judge you on how you feel and possible punish you for feeling a certain way.

You probably feel uncomfortable because you are scared of how they will react to what you say and how you feel.

Parents often care so much that sometimes they have a hard time listening completely without first over reacting and so when we express our feelings, we are showing a vulnerable side to ourselves, which can be scary if we know they may not understand or approve completely.

Because I think they won't understand me, and they will criticise my choices. And also, I am not used to talk to them about my emotions

I think sometimes sharing your emotions with your parents might make you feel like you will disappoint them in a way. And also most often times we think they will not understand. We also see that our parents are sometimes under a lot of stress and feel guilty that we will just be adding on to it if we do share our emotions and feelings.

Often we feel that our parents does not understand us, and we are afraid that they might not be supportive

It can be hard to talk with your parents as a child/teen or even an adult. Try to know that most parents want what is best for their children and try to build that trust with them so you can feel comfortable. If you feel that is failing...then try to talk to someone you do trust to help you like a family member or counselor.

Well basically, it's because my parents thinking differs from mine. We have what people call a 'generation gap' and because of this parents usually are either unable to understand or help us out with our emotional problems. It's obvious that they have had different experiences throughout their lives but it doesn't necessarily mean that they have experienced the things we are and they just tend to get worried about us and maybe even try to help even though they are unable to (none of which is their fault either by the way).

You may feel scared of sharing emotions with your parents because they may have reacted negatively before, or they may not share their emotions with you making you feel that they don't have emotions (spoiler alert: everyone has emotions- even parents!). It's challenging too, because parents have authority which makes it feel less safe to share your feelings.

I also felt the same way when i wanted to talk to my parent about how im feeling, i guess the though of how she would react frightened me but when i told her i was surprised that she actually understood me and helped me with my emotions. Hope that answer helped:)