There is nothing wrong with expressing things in front of people. I am just not one who naturally does this. Maybe this has to do with being an extrovert vs introvert? Maybe this is a learned behavior? My mother is not an outwardly emotional person at all. She is a very calm person. She always seemed to 'have it all together'.

My personality is complicated. I am overly sensitive and get my feelings hurt easily. On the other hand, I am told that I am plain spoken and very direct. I don't see me being this kind of person at all because I view that 'label' as someone who is insensitive to other's feelings. That would not be true of me.

Of course, I show emotions in front of people. But it is not something that I would say I do very often.