Do you express your emotions openly or do you keep your emotions inside?

@apples99 (6556)
United States
March 1, 2009 10:10pm CST
I do tend to keep my emotions inside a lot, I dont cry a lot or really show a lot of deep emotions outwardly it dosent mean I dont care, actually I'm a very caring person and I do feel things very deeply, but I think its more of a protection mechanism to keep myself from braking down, and also its kind of an inner strength and its just how I deal with things, in fact when was a child I never cryed much except when was a tiny baby, but as I grow up through my early teens I didnt cry much at all, in fact my mom is like that too. well enough about me tell me do you express your emotions openly or do you keep your emotions to inside?
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@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
Well, i tend to hide my feelings most of the time because i don't want other people most especially my family worry about me.. sometimes, ending my life pops up in my mind but i don't want to do it for real because it's indeed a mortal sin.. to ease the pain, i just cry myself to sleep..
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Awww sweety well even though I dont express my emotions a lot I do have a two or three people can talk to when I'm feeling down or need to get something off my chest, and your right ending your life is defintally not the answer, because I'm sure that you must have someone in your life that cares for you very much, and would really be hurt and sad if something were to happen to you, so when you feel sad like that think of the ones that love you and draw comfort in that. Big hug to you, and thank-you for responding.
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• Australia
2 Mar 09
If you can keep it to yourself and get over it your own, that's good. But if something really bad has happened and your struggling with life and feel like all the pieces are falling apart, you really need to talk to a trusted person and let it all out, and get some help. I keep it to myself, but if it gets too much, I tell a trusted friend.
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Well unfortunately I dont trust many people except my mom and other close family so if theres something I really need to get off my chest I talk to my mom or sister.
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@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
2 Mar 09
I rarely get mad but when I get mad, I let all hell loose. So also my other emotions. When Im hurt, I feel bad and keep it inside. I try not to show it to people, bottling it inside. its better that way, not letting people see your hurt, for then that becomes a tool in their hands.
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• India
2 Mar 09
I do keep my emotions to myself, because what i feel is no one can really understand me well and nice , i can alone understand myself, no one really cares nor is anyone really affected right, i never tell nor show that i have some concern towards something at all, i just move as i move normally and try to resolve my issues or any kind of concerns in my own ways, where no one ever knows that i ever had any concern or any deep emotion. i am never open to my very close friends or relatives too.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Keep them inside. Never show a weakness to potential enemies, they could use them against you.
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• United States
2 Mar 09
I totally agree...
@Naylani (111)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Well, I'm just the opposite. I am very sensitive, and I have always been that way, so when I feel something most often people can tell. I'm not really a crybaby, but I have a hard time hiding my emotions no matter how hard I try.
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
2 Mar 09
I understand that, because everyone has a different way of dealing with there emotions and some people are just more open then others. thanks for responding and happy posting.
• United States
3 Mar 09
i pretty much tell everyone how i feel. i don't keep it to myself. if i don't tell you right away, it is because i have something bad to say and i want to find the perfect way to talk about it so there are no hurt feelings. but i do tell everyone how i feel about everything. i will not hold anything in, good or bad. if it is good, then i can't wait to tell everyone. and if it is bad, then i want to resolve it so i will feel better. either way, i let everything out.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
3 Mar 09
I by no means express my emotions until it is time. I choose my battles very carefully.In this way you are heard. Someone that expresses all the time is expected to do so but someone who doesn't is definately heard when they do.
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
There are things that it needs to kept for awhile and some needs to be resolve right away. Most of the time, i just keep it to myself if i know that this will just pass. Sometimes i just cry it out then after that im fine. But there are times that i need to speak it out right away. If i know that it needs to be resolve when the emotions is still there for me tell everything i wanted to tell. I have the tendency to not to tell everything i wanted to tell if the emotions (esp. anger) had subsided.
@jenisky (406)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
most of the times i keep it to myself.but there are times i really burst out when i cannot longer hide it..i usually talked to someone very close to me.just to release my emotions and feel a little relieved.
@Archie0 (5636)
2 Mar 09
no i dont have that much strength to go and express my emotions out of me i always keep them within me and many times they are just left inside me with the name emotions thats it, i tend to loose relations in this case many times my friends have never known what i am through they just think i am tied up with some things and not letting myself out, thats what they read in me :(
@genterx (110)
• Mexico
2 Mar 09
Nop dont show my emotions except for those who I care for then I can free my self up and show them my emotions . But friends and strangers not often.
• Canada
2 Mar 09
Expressing your emotions and feelings in an open manner is essential to good health. This becomes particularly important when dealing with grief and loss. Repressed or unexpressed feelings build tension and tension can lead to illness. Journaling is a safe and private method of sorting through your feelings when you don't feel like sharing. The process provides you with information about what's going on inside which leads to personal growth.
• Australia
3 Mar 09
I never express emotions around social places but i do tend to chat to close mates about it
• United States
2 Mar 09
I used to hold evrything inside up until the past few years where i've learned to just let my emotions show for it's better than holding them in. In general i am a happy person but i can have my moments when they come around. Everyone is different on this subject i guess nothing wrong with that.
@zhangfzoe (432)
• China
2 Mar 09
I keep my emotions inside but sometimes I can't control my temper. So, it's not good to be angry very often. And at that time, the words I spoke may hurt others. I feel so sorry.
@becdmd (704)
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
I'm a transparent person, so I tend to express my emotions openly especially to my family and true friends. But when it comes to work, I've learned to keep my emotions to myself and keep it under control because of people who might judge me prematurely and use it against me like backstabbing...I now reserve some part of myself that only my true friemds and God only knows. For not all people can understand you and you can't trust all of them.
@gzlgzl123 (224)
• China
2 Mar 09
That is relative.Most of my time I keep my emotions inside,but in public I often express my emotions openly and so I can join into the crowd qucikly.
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
I used to bottle up all my emotions and then...I joined theatre. I thought it was a little weird at first. I've never really been emotional in front of people. I mean, generally I prefer not to be emotional, but when I joined theatre it was so much easier to be able to vent out the emotions. I was always a thinker and felt very passionately about things but always kept it bottled up inside. When I joined theatre it became a way to vent out and release my emotions. When I started working and got into a role that meant me bottling up my views and opinions it was harder to keep the emotions in. Basically, I honestly don't care what people think. I sometimes keep my views to myself but if I was mad, frustrated or happy, I'd show it openly.
@jayvz07 (57)
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
like you, my emotions are always hidden inside my self. Almost a year when last cry, since then all of a sudden my heart likely become a stone. No feelings at all, or even i have problems i keep it by myself and not telling it to any one.