"When we feel powerless, it is human nature to want to do or say something that will help us feel like we can regain our power," says Peg Duros, a licensed clinical social worker and the clinic director at the Center for Contextual Exchange. "For some, especially when emotions are high, it's a way of trying to discharge some of the emotional activation that they are experiencing. Of course, there are people that simply think that what they have to say is important and believe that others will be interested."