When you're upset, do you prefer to be left alone or have people around trying to cheer you up

Usually I prefer to be left alone.

I agree. 

I like to be left alone at first.... but not for too long. Sometimes if I'm left alone for too long with my upsets, it gets worse. Then I prefer to be around others.

I tell everyone I want to be left alone, but deep down inside I want someone to hug me and tell me I'm awesome in spite of myself.

I agree ... a certain amount of aged grape extract, some leaking eyes extract, some tissues extracted from the box ... then some friends to hold the bloody horse still while i remount!

Andy, I tend to be that way too.

xoSapphira, that makes sense.  Otherwise you could just sit and wallow in it rather than shaking it off.  

TammyAngel, It's hard to take that little kid out of us even when we're adults, huh.  Totally understand.

I like to be alone to wallow in my misery.

Cheer peddlers are awfully hard to put up with. Like I have a splinter under my fingernail and this aardvark wants me to act happy. I don't think so.

Don't mess with aardvarks. If you get an aardvark trapped, you know, like in a cave or something, LEAVE HIM TRAPPED!

Usually I prefer to be alone, though there are times that is intolerable. I learned long ago that cheering up doesn't get it for me. I have to hurt my way through something. That's not to say I cannot find humor in the most horrible situations, I can...but I am often laughing and crying at the same time. I find that cathartic.

Only certain people for sure.

Leave me alone! I just leave and go somewhere by myself to brood and kick things.

I can't stand it when people say, "What's a matter?", "You mad?", "Don't let it bother you", "It's ok" or "let's talk", etc

Aggggh

I prefer to be alone.

Usually left alone.

Sometimes, I want to talk, and then the best thing a friend can do is listen without trying to cheer me up of "fix" me.

Mostly there's nothing wrong with feeling grief, or disappointment, or some other uncomfortable feeling - it's just like being caught in the undertow of a wave, intense but passing. The thing is to understand it, and sometimes talking can help that.

Jewels, I know. Isn't it horrible when people that care about us show it. ;)

hartfire, THAT'S what I'm doing wrong. I'm always trying to fix things. ;)

Goat, I see you prefer the more adult approach. Lol.

Since I don't like people they should stay away from me.

I like to be left alone !!

I would prefer to be left alone. 

I'm horsey.

You ride much?

Oh yeah...I'm a reclusive brat :)