Don't you sometimes hate being so emotional?

I guess that I am the Ice Queen. I do not let emotions rule me. Actually I have never been emotional. I have never been that typical 'crying' woman. I do not get angry or argue. I never ever threw anything or hit anyone. I guess I have been rather 'boring' Maybe because I did things like jump out of airplanes and hang gliding, and sailing in pretty nifty storms, I did not have time for useless emotions. I was running on fun adreniline...

Hey Bounce~ I feel like you made this discussion for me, lol. I am WAY too emotional and yes I wish I can stop it once in a while. Unfortunately my mother is this way and so is my older sister as well. Matter of fact my brother was very emotional before he joined the military, they stopped it for him. I wish I could think more with my head rather than my heart. I have absolutely said things I wish I didn't and I have lost a couple friends because I was hurting and I said something I shouldn't have. Made too big of a deal of things that now I look back at and think to myself that was stupid of me... =(

From age 8 til about a few years ago I Believed that Any emotion I had was evil and Had to not only controlled but eliminated! So instead getting angry I just kept Everything inside. Every joy was short lived because I was afraid I would be punished for Feeling good. So now I enjoy Every joy or sorrow and every flash of anger! Do I ever say something I shouldn't? No. In fact to this day I think clearer when I'm angry than when I am happy. I am More focused! Anyway Now that I Know I have a right to Feel Everything I do. I have cried more tears of pure joy in these last two years than All my life before. Funny I have only lost my hair trigger temper only twice! And I hadn't been Too sad like before. So Now I see that what my mom said about gas goes for emotions , there is more room out than in!

Anger is my most dominant emotion, I presume, because that's the emotion I more often feel. I've also done terrible things because of it and right now I'm trying to manage it on my own. That's right, I don't need paid-by-the-hour shrinks to listen to me and tell me what to do. If there's one thing I hate about professionals, that's telling me to look left when I should be looking right. I can be physical sometimes but I try to evade the urge and organize the situation in a more desirable manner. Right now, I'm trying to look up on books about anger management and the like to avoid the urge to start a fist-fight completely.

I can say I am emotional type of person. I get the feelings so easily. Be it sad, happy or mad. But to rate them, I get mad easily. At times when the situation is worse, I tell myself not to get mad but all of a sudden, I find myself shouting and angry. I don't know really how to exactly control it.

I think for the most part I have control over my emotions. I don't tend to say things that I shouldn't. Generally when I say something I tend to be tactful in order not to hurt feelings. I do however tend to be sensitive with my emotions if I feel that someone has offended or said something hurtful to me. I do understand the need for us to be logical and take the time needed before we say things.

I thought guys were supposed to be more logical and less emotional than women. The only time my husband ever lets his emotions rule him is when he's angry. He basically has no other emotion. I am extremely emotional and my emotions always rule my actions. But I'm a woman.. isn't that how I'm supposed to be? LOL

I am very emotional and prone to tears! I do try not to be emotional and for the most part do keep my feelings in check. Especially at work but yes, sometimes they do get the better of me I have found it helpful not to react emotionally and put of that email or letter until I have thought everything through logically. I do not ever raise my voice to anyone. I can keep that under control. My boss is a screamer and it terrifies me sometimes.

I actually get tired of having to control my emotions. There are times when I would just like to "let it fly" so to speak...but I can't. It has actually taken quite some time to be able to think under pressing situations when other people are involved. Sometimes you have to walk away and come back later. Of course there are times when we all lose control but thank goodness I haven't in a while..I guess I'm due one..lol.

It sounds like you are just human. We all have that. I am far too logical for my own good. I think a balance is a good thing (as in most aspects of life) - using your head and your heart to make decisions. I wish I could be more emotional! It's just not.. there. Everything is based on the brain for me and that's probably just as bad as the reverse. Agh.

Well honestly speaking iam a very emotional guy, and at times i become so emotional that i literally can't take it any more, I dont understand its like very natural in my body. My friends have also told me that you are a very emotional guy, especially my friends who are girls and this is very embarrassing to me. Cause being a guy i should be strong and confident, but i dont know what happens to me, when i hear something bad or when iam grieved with sadness i feel very emotional. This is my biggest weakness and i want to avoid it anyhow, i have started practicing such things being strong on life, the best thing is not to see on the past things that we have dont and just let go whatever bad has happened in our life. Emotion though at times is very helpful but to me its like overtaking my life, so i just want to be strong during this time.

Good day Bounce58, I am quite speechless with regards to your topic discussion. As this thing really usually hinders me, being too emotional. As there were times, I want to go on my own and live my own life, and since I am the eldest, everytime they asked for help, I am always here for them. That, I want them to be always in the safe places. But, whenever I am on the trap and was on the other side of the bench, it seems like nobody is there for me. They are just telling me, just be strong, then that's it. The reason why I really dont want to be too emotional. I easily get compassion for them.

No, unfortunately I am not master of my emotions

hi:) I sometimes feel that way, there are things that I said because of anger that I shouldn't said but before I realize it it's too late I already hurt someone,that even if I said sorry I know it's already there. or sometimes I am so happy and because of too much happiness I promised some things that I shouldn't supposed to promise, so what I do is try to do that promise even if it's hard for me, well I wish I can control my emotion most of the time, but I'm learning now.

I've recently been wishing I could cut my emotions off completely, or shut myself off from world news. Firstly the shootings in Norway, and then the rioting in England, made me feel so miserable that I closed down on myself for a little while. On a day to day basis I'm pretty good at keeping unwanted emotions under wraps. Letting rip makes you feel better temporarily, but rarely helps long term.

I love this question.. I really really hate myself for being so emotional at times. I just cannot control them. It is mostly during work, my PM says something to me and I kind of spend the whole day brooding.. where as my friends keep on trying their to cheer me up.. but I just cannot tune down my sadness and emotions. I know the fact, that one must not be so emotional at work also should not show their emotions to all as they can take advantage of it; however, I am trying my best to work on it. I have got a set of very good friends at work who have helped me change my nature and control my emotions. I love them for this.. I would say, don't cut out your emotions completely, just take off the negative emotions and keep only the positive ones..!!

Latley no I have no real control over my emotions. I am suffering from PTSD and it seems to have whooped my booty. I am getting better and there are more times than not that I am doing very well at lease emotional wise. I wish that it was ok, that I did not feel the things I feel. I wish I did not have this sense of panic all the time and wake up crying. Yes I do hate it and I wish God would help me because I have done all I can.

Yeah, I hate being emotional all the time. I pretty much get emotional over a lot of things even if it's not directed at me but I just think that it is. I usually don't get angry and say hurtful things to other people. I tend to get depressed or disappointed about myself. But I can control it and don't show my emotions so people have no idea what I'm actually feeling.

A lot of time I can't control my emotions. I usually get teary eyes every-time I watched movies with dramatic scenes. it's like I can also feel the emotions of the characters in that movie. It happened to me one time when I was watching a tv series. The scene is all about the wife and the husband decides that they will have a divorce and the children are trying to stop them. Well I guess I am really emotional like my mom. I can easily get feel like I am crying. Well that's natural they said and I am not hating the feeling.

When I saw your post, I instantly know I have to post a comment. I wish I could be like Adoniah for her being the Ice Queen and rule the world for not having an emotional breakdown. I have an EQ lower than that of people who has average one. I always end up using my emotions rather than my logic. I can't turn it off. Sometimes I already blurted out things I wouldn't like anyone to hear before I can think that it is offending or embarrassing. I also burn bridges with someone I really love because of this emotions. As high as my mental capacity is, I have an emotional capacity of a baby and I just hated it. I don't think that there is a cure for this. I tried but there is no way I can deal with day to day life without using my emotions rather than logic. =(