[Angel428]

My emotions are always extremely intense and can switch at the drop of a dime. I always have a reason for my mood swings if you ask me, but to others it would seem like nothing happened (if they even notice). It's all in my head and most of the time I don't show any of my emotions except happiness, so people tend not to notice. I just want to know if this is normal and I'm just being a hormonal teenage girl and extremely paranoid or if there's something more going on? I've never been an especially emotional person until this year and I'm struggling to control it. My emotions are scaring me. I always end up turning to anger rather than hurt or sadness because anger is something I am familiar with and understand. Shaking hands can be hidden, tears cannot.

How do I make all of these emotions stop??? I swear that I've flipped through like 5 different emotions in the last 10 minutes.

[Thunder Bow]

Best to talk to someone about your feelings. Anxiety is probably causing this, thus talk to your parents, doctor or therapist about this.

Hey Angel,

You say you usually only show happiness, that you weren't a particularly emotional person before, and are wondering how to make your emotions 'stop'. I'm no professional, but I'm guessing you've got a lot of pent-up emotional energy inside you?

How come you only show happiness to others? Why would your tears need to be hidden? I'm thinking the answers to these questions might be a good starting point to unravelling your current situation..

I once read that anger and sadness are two sides of the same coin - behind anger, there's hurt. And we probably need other people to 'hold our hand', to support us, in order to get to the hurt.. The problem is, a lot of people are afraid of anger AND sadness, so they're likely to reject us when we feel and express those feelings, teaching us to be afraid of those emotions as well..

But emotions are part of being human. They 'make' us who we are. And in an understanding, supporting and loving environment, we can learn that our emotions are acceptable and nothing to be scared of. There's also a lot of information available for learning to deal with our emotions in a healthy manner.

All the best to you

[Angel428]

Originally Posted by d.o.a.

Hey Angel,

You say you usually only show happiness, that you weren't a particularly emotional person before, and are wondering how to make your emotions 'stop'. I'm no professional, but I'm guessing you've got a lot of pent-up emotional energy inside you?

How come you only show happiness to others? Why would your tears need to be hidden? I'm thinking the answers to these questions might be a good starting point to unravelling your current situation..

I once read that anger and sadness are two sides of the same coin - behind anger, there's hurt. And we probably need other people to 'hold our hand', to support us, in order to get to the hurt.. The problem is, a lot of people are afraid of anger AND sadness, so they're likely to reject us when we feel and express those feelings, teaching us to be afraid of those emotions as well..

But emotions are part of being human. They 'make' us who we are. And in an understanding, supporting and loving environment, we can learn that our emotions are acceptable and nothing to be scared of. There's also a lot of information available for learning to deal with our emotions in a healthy manner.

All the best to you

Thank you for that. That makes sense, I just need to figure out how to get there... And I don't know why I hide my emotions. I've been doing it since the age of 5. I've always believed that emotions just get in the way and restrict you from helping people. When I get upset, I have like 7 other people who go down with me. I have always been strong and that is what people need and expect.
I'll look further into this.

[dolphin1231]

Being a teenager is so much more than people think! It's harder than people think! It's complicated! Everything can happen when you are a teenager! So yes, it could all be just because you are a teenager!
But don't forget that being a teenager sucks, but it also has its advantages!