Hi Dozy, My emotions were always quite strong, and in later years I have worked on them a lot...
As you know I have been impressed by Buddhist thought, and they suggest that emotions actually block understanding, so are blocking a full experience of life. But what seems to happen for me is that as I look beneath emotions to see things more clearly, what I do see ever more clearly is the tragedy, even the horrors of life...
And so it becomes a daily decision to say YES to creation, to hold the sadness while remembering the wonder.
* * * Bottom line for your Q, I think whoever said that missed the mark.
I'm a very emotional person. I stay guarded with myself for that reason. I'm easily hurt, quick to anger but don't always express, I don't trust easily, but when I do I'm all in, and I love deeply. Sometimes it can get me down, but it's who I am!
I also have very strong emotions but I never let them drag me down. Good strong emotions keep me going day to day and keep me happy. Had a couple of failures over the years but I'm sure not going to fail again! Good strong emotions are good for you and last your lifetime!
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 29, 2017 4:21 AM MDT
You're welcome. I of course have them, just not with the range of intensity that some seem to.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 26, 2017 2:21 PM MDT
lol.. No and it wasn't a judgement on people that are emotionally charged either.
Mostly it makes for awkward situations with some of my closest friends. Situations were they express these intense feelings and I feel like a complete a-hole because I care for them deeply and want to help but their reaction to something evades me. Like there is something I should say or do but I have no idea what. So I sit and listen and feel like I'm a cold and useless friend to them in the moment.
I've had to learn to keep my emotions pretty level. I'm epileptic, so if I get too excited, sad, mad or anything I'm bound to have a seizure. So although I do show my emotions I have to be careful not to get too emotional. With years of practice I do it with ease. I know when I've had enough of certain situations.
I rarely get mad enough to phase me.
This post was edited by SA (SuperA) at March 26, 2017 2:27 PM MDT
It was TOUGH when I was young. I was super sensitive. My feelings would get hurt easily. I had to learn that I am NOT in control over anybody but myself. Once I quit trying to make everybody around me nice, I just accepted what was. It also taught me to avoid certain personality types and situations. Lol I take everything with a grain of salt now.
I feel things very passionately, be it love, grief, joy, anger or whatever. I am also empathic, I absorb what others are feeling and emanating. That can make it difficult for me to be around people, especially in large groups or highly-charged situations. It can be overwhelming at times, and I have to step back. Obviously, one cannot step back from oneself, but I have learned there are things that I can do, if I need to. Distancing myself can sometimes make me appear cold to others, and people who know me as very fiery are taken aback when I am in "step-back mode".
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