My aunt told me not to bottle my emotions...but I see no harm in it. She says I need to express my self and open up. I really don't want to. What do you think?
2006-12-06 09:01:36 · 18 answers · asked by phantom_gerryphan 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
If you bottle things up, your bound to explose sooner or later. You dont have to tell the world your problems, but if something is bothering you, talk to someone. Wether that be a close friend or a trusted adult/family member. It does help to talk to people about your problems. I come from a background of depression (currently taking meds for it actually) and its nice to have someone listen to you and actually care about you.
2006-12-06 09:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Green1808 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have a co-worker who recently had a nervous break down for this very reason. She ended up having a stroke and she lost so much weight she now has health problems. Because of all of that, she now has problems with depression. She is a TOTALLY different person now than she was before all this happened and I don't mean 'different' in a good way. She was so much happier and a much more pleasant person to be around before this happened. DO NOT bottle up your emotions. You should definitely find someone you can talk to about them and get them all out. You'll feel much better!
2006-12-06 10:40:50 · answer #2 · answered by dmbnancie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Speaking from personal experience, I've bottled up emotions in the past almost every week day for 2 years at school.
That time is long gone... but the anger turned inward created a depression and due to unfortunate circumstances, I can't resolve this depression, because I'm on meds.
2006-12-06 09:14:16 · answer #3 · answered by unseen_force_22 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is healthy to keep your emotions bottled. No one wants you to express your inappropriate emotions and few people want to hear about your emotions even if they are appropriate. Your emotions are yours and are best kept to yourself, and a few close and personal family members and friends.
When I ask someone, "how are you feeling today," I expect an answers to the effect that they are fine. If they start to tell me how crappy their day is I am going to close them out and if they start to tell me how wonderful their day is I am going to feel like slapping them. So my advice to you is to ignore your aunt's advice because she sounds like she is a few apples short of a full basket and has an agenda in trying to get you to open up to her so she can use your emotions against you.
2006-12-06 09:14:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, it is. I lost a Gay Male friend about two yrs. ago to Suicide he was only 42 and prior to his attempt he seemed fine when he was at work the week before he did it.
If you feel the world is caving in then that's the time to seek out help. I know from going through the up's and down's of Anxiety and Depression, since I was 22 now that I'm 46 I'm still struggling.
2006-12-06 10:14:44 · answer #5 · answered by One Hand One Heart 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was like that as well. When I got mad or something I would just keep it to myself and let it go away, but the truth was that it never went away. As soon as I had had enough I let that person have it and the truth was that the person I took it out on really didn't do anything that bad to me I was just fed up with having bottled my emotions for so long. So let it out honey, say it loud, it really is very therapuetic!
2006-12-06 09:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by Hershee-Girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be because you're bound to explode on somebody and they will probably be upset even when you didnt mean any harm. On the other hand, i too bottle my emotions. I dont want the whole world to know what's going on with me. And plus they might feel sorry for you if you let them all out, and you probably don't want that.
2006-12-06 09:07:33 · answer #7 · answered by emt2beme 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, there is no need to advertise your emotions to everyone. But you do need some kind of outlet to keep balance. Talk to you mother, father, sister, best friend about what you are feeling.
But if someone really makes you mad or feel like garbage... they only win if you advertise that emotion to them.
Be picky on who you trust with your feelings.
2006-12-06 09:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by La Machine 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
emotions that are "bottled up" and denied will show their ugly head in other ways.depression,anxiety,phobias,etc it is better to express how you feel and deal with those feelings then to deny them.i agree with your aunt.
2006-12-06 09:30:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If you want want to live a happy life don't bottle up your emotions. It causes stress.
2006-12-06 09:04:24 · answer #10 · answered by BassMasta 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋