trying to be emotional

[Silent_Rebel]

Have you ever tried to get emotionally involved in something?

 

[s0nystyle]

chick flicks make me cry does that count?

 

[Silent_Rebel]

I guess soooo

 

[DesertSmeagle]

It seems i cant get excited. Thats what id like to do..hmm..I dont think ive ever been emotionally involved in anything..what would an example be? my parents are so excited that im playing college baseball, and know more about my team than me..i fuking hate playing even thought im really good...hmm..AHHAA!

The only time i ever feel real emotion is when i have a really good dream and i dream the emotion..Then the emotion is with me all day, and its really nice.. I wish i could have an emotional dream everyday. Life would be so much better..And then i remember the dream forever...its really weird.

 

[Anthile]

 

[Citronelle]

I don't exactly know what you mean by "emotionally involved", but I know that for me, trying to be emotional in my interactions with other people is difficult. I don't have much trouble expressing anger (but I rarely get angry enough to express it), but beyond that I'm sort of at a loss. It's hard for me to explicitly establish an emotional connection with others, by which I mean, to say things like "You mean a lot to me". It's also hard for me to act emotional in front of others, for example I hate crying in front of other people and I basically don't like expressing emotional reactions to something (although to be fair I rarely have extreme emotional reactions to something) in front of other people. Even the very closest friendships I have (and have had in the past) have been pretty much low-key and devoid of emotional expressions of affection/discontent.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

1. Create associations
2. Be oblivious to the present
3. Experience a major unexpected change
4. Live in denial
5. Breakdown from a sudden wave of nostalgia.
6. ????
7. Profit!!!

 

[Jesin]

Yeah, I have. It worked, too.

 

[giaduck]

I don't tend to get overemotional about stuff, but I've cried a few times watching disney movies (especially Lilo & Stitch for some reason...It got me allll worked up). When I am emotional, it's usually very short and intense bursts of anger, then it sorta peters out. I am generally more emotional around that "time of the month" but that just means I'm slightly more irritable.

 

[Jennywocky]

chick flicks make me cry does that count?

Wow. I don't even cry at most chick flicks
Most of them.

But really, not being involved emotionally in anything isn't actually a great thing, and eventually can lead to just being jaded/disconnected and unhappy with life. Just because we're mental computers doesn't mean we can't have feelings about things too; it's just a matter of what information we prioritize in making decisions in a given situation. Emotional suppression usually leads to large emotional distortions and outbursts, which is worse for intellectual congruence and personality wholeness than allowing emotions to integrate more naturally.

I'm still working at how much rein to give emotions, though, and expressing them in a way that allows others to perceive my intentions or commitments toward them. Relationships are actually even more cool when you can allow yourself to emotionally feel things and respond to others from your emotional base.