Vallium Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Im sure you are all asking the same question, albeit in different ways.For me, my emotions cycle through worse and better.Today, I had an awful day. This morning someone said an awful thing I didnt like, I had to go to a class I didnt feel like going to today, I spent my time procrastinating here instead of studying because I lack motivation, and I parked my car way to far away.Its weird though, I feel fine. Absolutely content, blissful even, I have no feeling of negativity, mostly just awareness that all those things suck and in another day would bring me down. (Some days Im hyper, enthusiastic, and overly weird)I know I should be feeling awful too, but Im not. If I was, it would drive me to do better and impulsively drive me to study and pass instead of this lazy contented feeling of doing nothing and not improving. and occassionally its just straight up apathy and indifference. No good. No bad. I know whats going to happen. The next day when I do awful or something bad happens its all going to crash down on me in a fit of angst and depressiveness that I may or may not take out on others if Im not careful.So yeah, cyclical positive and negative emotions.What are your emotional experiences? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutekh_the_Steak Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I dunno really. I'm always pretty happy, probably because I guess I haven't really got much to worry about right now beyond exams/school stuff. Even when in my head I'm feeling negative or downbeat or whatever I always act outwardly happy and upbeat for some reason - not on purpose, I just can't find it in me to act in a negative way. I'm good at blindly keeping a positive mindset without trying when I've got a tonne of shit I should be tearing my hair out over, which I guess is good because it means I'm not getting stressed the hell out but at the same time maybe it's because I'm subconsciously denying it/procrastinating on sorting it out? Like I said I dunno. Generally I'm pretty happy, even when mentally I'm not/shouldn't be. Like some weird doublethink thing.I know this sounds really fucking pretentious/stupid/over-thought but that's the only way I can describe it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissFleece Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Same, OP. Fucking same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Usually I keep my sadness pent up inside where it can fester quietly as a mental illness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassfed Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I can relate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaedal Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Sometimes, you hit rock bottom. But the ground collapses and you fall even further, so when you finally climb out of that hole, and you fall back in, it doesn't affect you as much because you know there's a fuck-ton more underneath the "bottom" of rock bottom. More shit. More hurt. More awful emotions. At first you try to walk away, but it always sucks you back in, and the further you get from it, when you think "Now I'm safe", the worse it is. So instead you build a house around the hole. And slowly you begin to learn to deal with it, with the whole falling-in and climbing out. It becomes routine, and there's a certain safety in knowing just how far you can fall.Of course, then someone throws a ball through your roof window and you decide to redecorate their face a bit because, y'know, you really liked that window. But that's what happens. You've learned to climb, but sometimes you lose your footing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolflich Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 My emotional health in general started to get better when I started to (mostly figuratively but sometimes also literally) walk away from things that bother me. It turns out there's a lot of stuff that I can do that to with no regrets at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I dunno really. I'm always pretty happy, probably because I guess I haven't really got much to worry about right now beyond exams/school stuff. Even when in my head I'm feeling negative or downbeat or whatever I always act outwardly happy and upbeat for some reason - not on purpose, I just can't find it in me to act in a negative way. I'm good at blindly keeping a positive mindset without trying when I've got a tonne of shit I should be tearing my hair out over, which I guess is good because it means I'm not getting stressed the hell out but at the same time maybe it's because I'm subconsciously denying it/procrastinating on sorting it out? Like I said I dunno. Generally I'm pretty happy, even when mentally I'm not/shouldn't be. Like some weird doublethink thing.I know this sounds really fucking pretentious/stupid/over-thought but that's the only way I can describe it.Im totally like this I always have happy thoughts. Hard to believe but it does happen to people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I get steamed really easy, as you guys probably know. I don't take bullshit when I see it. I also tend to get depressed and self conscious easily as well. However, I'm usually feeling neutral by the time I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 i tend to feel either neutral or stressed and overwhelmed most of the time. sometimes i get mad, but it doesn't last long. almost never feel sad, don't get emotionally hurt at all really. i'm not easily excited, but it's easy to make me laugh even so i don't necessarily feel happy even when i'm in a good mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sar Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Tired or bored would be the most common emotion for me - especially in the mornings when I've not woken up right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamedog Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I dont emotion I never had it pointed out to me until recently when i said i was excited about something and my friend asked me if i was being sarcastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'm almost always happy and mellow!Life is swell. Why should I be sad that I'm able to experience something so wonderful? Sure, life can suck at times, and everyone gets sad or angry... But there's so much good in the world, that I find easy keep my eyes on that beautiful horizon ;DNot a lot of people get a chance at life - and I'd like to make the most of this chance that I've been given! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaosmasterdelta Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I hide my emotions with a bored/stoic expression, exspecialy around my parents and anyone they might talk to. I am also literaly never happy, though I can feel other positive emotions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zettabit Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I drown my emotions in copious amounts of caffeine during the day, then combine that with liquor on the weekends/days off. SEND HELP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratical Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Not a lot of people get a chance at life - and I'd like to make the most of this chance that I've been given!Even more potent coming from a ghost otter. Your love of life persists after death.I've been through so many episodes of anxiety over the years I think it's literally aged me. After a while I think I've just gotten to the point where I'm gonna solve problems as they happen, and not worry about them before. And if I have a bad day, it sticks with me for a while, but after a few more it doesn't matter anymore. Just gotta keep that in mind, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayonnaise Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 My emotion is pretty much neutral most of the time. I used to temper all my emotions down, now it's just a normal thing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal The Vixen Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 My emotions are like thisI don't like existing Why do I existI don't understand lifeI'm trapped Where to goI unintentionally make people upsetI don't like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolflich Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 My emotions are like thisI don't like existing Why do I existI don't understand lifeI'm trapped Where to goI unintentionally make people upsetI don't like itSeek help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal The Vixen Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I will tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaraphayx Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I drown my existential dread in the same fashion that my ancestors invented thousands of years ago.I work a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlynnCoyote Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I treat life as a joke, and the purpose is to find the punchline.Usually my emotions remain pretty neutral. Or I wear a mask of good humour.But really I'm facing existential dread pretty much every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troj Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'd say I'm a generally-cheerful person who'll occasionally go through periods of intense, sometimes suicidal depression. Often, the depression will be brought on by a disappointing or upsetting event, but sometimes, it'll just descend for a few days for reasons unknown.As a youngster, my two main emotional settings were happy and angry. As I got older, I got in touch with the sadness, despair, and loneliness that were actually fueling much of my rage. I'm still not a big crier, but I'm much more at peace with crying than I used to be, certainly, and I think that's helped me to become more balanced and at peace.Interestingly, I think I'm actually funnier when I'm angry or depressed, or when I'm beginning that downward spiral towards depression--but, the humor typically takes on a morbid and cynical hue that makes some folks uneasy, as you might expect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasma Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 My emotions used to such that I would get days of depression and apathy, I believe that most of that was my gender dysphoria manifesting and related issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feraleks Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I'm always somewhere between indifferent and mildly happy. At times I might feel a bit stressed out or annoyed but I practically never get pissed off or sad or anything like that.My existence is one of steady contentment interspersed by fleeting moments of drunken ecstasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charrio Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I go from one high to a low, depends one what triggers my down slide to sadness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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