are you ever to old to show emotions??

i dont thing that age can limit ur emotions...... its never too late when it comes to age..... at older age u still have a heart like everyone else.... u should just show whatever u feel inside

I do not think that we will every grow old to show emotions. I always depends on your personality and as you grow it is always there. Although from my own point of view, when a person grows, he or she becomes mature. As you become such, then you will be able to learn how to control emotions. You may either show it or hide it. But the fact remains that there is that emotion. Perhaps people might think that you no longer have such, or you have outgrown being emotional but as I have said, its there and the thing is, a person by maturity will be able to control them or hide them.

Hi SMB I know what you mean. I've been through a lot too and been burned a lot by people. I used to be so blindly trusting in people and so naive to how people could be. I think as I've gotten older that I choose the people that I allow to get really close to me a lot more carefully and slowly. I don't have a problem in expressing or feeling emotions but I don't jump right into friendships and relationships with the same intensity that I did when I was younger. It takes time to get to know someone and build up a relationship and/or friendship. It's not a bad thing I don't think.

My answer is "no"; I don't think a person is ever to old to show emotions. I am a very sensitive and emotional person. If you are saying you have been hurt allot by people; I can relate to that. I got my feelings hurt yesterday 3 times in this health food store just for asking for a sample of coffee. I got like 2 sips in this cup for the sample and the coffee tasted aweful and cold. Then I asked this other young girl worker if she would give me a sample and she was no help. Then I stupidly went to the manager and told him how the 2 young girls treated me and wouldn't give me a decent amount to sample the coffee. And the great big tall manager was even more unhelpful then they were; he goes well this is a business and we don't give out samples so she was going out of her way getting you the sample. It didn't matter to him that my son and I frequent this business and spent anywhere from $6 to $7 and sometimes $12 there. I wish I would have told him well "how about you not get my business anymore; how about that?". I still find myself upset over that plus the fact that many a mean person has treated me and my son badly; I think because we are low income.

I know what you mean. I have been more distance toward people after going through different obstacles. I'm sure people tend to turn out that way as we get older, but I don't think it's ever too late to show emotions. I'm sure when it's really worth it or something really gets to you, it will happen.

I don't believe we are ever too old to show emotions but I do think that as we get older we learn to manage our emotions more and not show them as much as when we are younger...when we are children we cry easily but learn to control this as we get older as baasically other people just don't want to see public displays of emotions, especially 'negative' ones. We also show emotions according to the responses we have had in the past when displaying them, be they good or bad. It sounds like you are going through a tough time right now and this is your bodies way of protecting your deep inner self from any more hurt and I am sure that in time it will get better. Hey...everyone needs a hug from time to time, never deny yourself that :o)

No, I don't think that you are ever too old to show your emotions. From a psychology point-of-view, it is not good to bottle up your emotions and not deal with them. It will eat you up inside. I understand what you mean when you say that you have just shut yourself off. I did the same thing. I had to start seeing a psychiatrist (thankfully my college provides one free of charge). She has helped me tremendously. I am now a much happier person, like I used to be. Best of luck to you. It will get better.

I don't think showing emotions is in line with age.I believe showing emotions will make a person stronger and mature.bottling up emotions could lead to one big drama,as well as regrets.it is better to show emotions than keeping them,because sooner or later it will show itself without you knowing it.in the end,if you keep your emotions bottled up,it is you who will regret.

We all feel emotions for all of our lives. There is no age limit on our feelings. i don't believe that we can ever be too old to show our emotions. If we stopped showing our emotions, how could we live our lives?

I maybe the opposite of most people. I cannot hide my emotions. I remember I had a bad opinion on a neighbor when I was a kid and I told that neighbor my feelings on them. That caused my father to apologize to the neighbor. Since then, I think I just evaded an issue or looked the other way for not showing my emotions. Still, my friends often told me: "Hide your emotions. Everyone knows that you are angry now".

Honey I understand exactly what you saying and it has nothing to do with age. Many of us have been going through a great deal of changes and pain and for some reason this has been the worst year for so many of us. What happens is that we are so bombarded and overwhelmed with so many negative feelings, which by the way we are human and no matter how tough we are we actually feel the pain. So basically what I am trying to say is that your emotional state is exhausted. There is nothing you have done or nothing that you caused to make you feel this way. As from reading your discussion I can see that you have done quite a great deal for others and for some odd reason you have been left with such heavy burden this year that you can't understand why a fun loving person such as you should be going through so much. I feel you, as I too have gone through a great deal and although I would like to close the entire world I know that the real me will not allow this to happen. So even though every day is quite a challenge you must find strength, trust God to pave through all this and continue being the fun loving person you having been. Good luck my myLot friend, Be bless and be well.