No question about it, we use our crossed arms when we are upset, but this is mostly as a form of self-restraint and, again, to comfort ourselves. Children do it all the time.

A body language expert and a former FBI agent says that we've all be interpreting the arms crossed body language incorrectly. Here's what it really means. Forming an “X” with your two arms is ...

'Are crossed arms rude?' Houston Life hosts, Derrick Shore and Courtney Zavala bring in body language expert Jan Hargrave to weigh in on a recent Reader's Digest article.

No question about it, we use our crossed arms when we are upset, but this is mostly as a form of self-restraint and, again, to comfort ourselves. Children do it all the time.

Crossed arms can be a sign of feeling defensive or uncomfortable, like putting up a wall. This self-soothing process offers comfort and assurance under difficult circumstances. 2.