Thank you all for your responses! I am currently considering therapy, though I'm not sure where to find a good therapist nor whether I'd have the time or energy to attend regular appointments.

Now that I'm not suppressing as much as I used to last year, I suppose it's a good sign that I do cry frequently on a regular basis when I am completely alone. I'm starting to learn how to feel more but I just need to be completely alone to let it out because I have a sort of "safety" switch on that prevents me from expressing my innermost feelings if there are other people near me. Now when I feel something building up due to triggers or something similar, I just try and find a place where I can be alone. Even so, I still do feel that I'm keeping something unidentifiable back like what Hellion mentioned. Even though I'm already a crying mess, there's still something there.

Cool09: I do agree that most people operate in that way. People talk a lot with their friends about how frustrating this is or how angry they are at that person while showing next to nothing with work colleagues or clients. I suppose the type of suppression that I'm talking about would be like my first metaphor of acting. The moment I step out of my room in the morning, I walk onto the stage and become the character I'm supposed to be in front of everyone I meet while bottling up my true emotions. I'm guessing that although most people don't show it, they still feel it and express it later on in their day. Well, at least that's what I see my family doing.

Flours: It is similar with myself as well. When I decide to express my true thoughts, there is always someone who shuts me down: the main reason why I started suppressing in the first place. I think that is suppressing; it's pretty much what I used to do on a daily basis. Right now, I only have a mask on and, as you mentioned, people are questioning me because my "aura" isn't as positive as theirs. My face looks okay, but apparently I give off a bad atmosphere...... Only acting works the best for me to avoid their questions.