Difficutly showing emotion ?

Question

I have some sort of mental block or something... I have a hard time showing emotion to people... Why are women able to easily show there feelings and emotions ? .. I feel a little shut down.. and i was just trying to find a way for myself to open up to people a little more then i do ...

Answer 1

Alot of the inability to show emotion comes from how you were raised. But just put yourself out there, come embarressment or what other feelings show. I had the same problem and showing vulnerability is scarey but a part of growing as a person. Try it the love shines through every time.

Answer 2

It's going to sound cliche, but women are wired differently than men. Women are more social beings and thrive on the sharing of emotions and such (it really can be that simple) whereas men are usually more stoic and silent. Now, having said that, not all women are not going to fit this description, and certainly not all men will, either. To address your concern for a mental block, you just may have one, in all honesty, but you may be able to overcome it with some guidance from a counselor/therapist of some sort who understands how to help and has experience in doing so.

Try not to become discouraged and feel shut down too much. Changing the way you communicate and share your feelings isn't an easy thing to do and will take time and lots of effort on your part and maybe a healthy helping of patience on everyone else's part. If you're open and honest enough to talk about this topic with those you love and are around all the time (or those you want to be around more often), you may be surprised at how many will support you and encourage you.

I wish you luck!!

Answer 3

I think some of this is the way we are raised, and, I think that women are more encouraged to show emotions than men. I think it is possible to show a little more emotion. You have to practice it. There are books, though perhaps something on the internet about words that show different emotions. Work on increasing your vocabulary of these words and try to put them to what you are feeling. If you aren't feeling, that is another story. You may want to see a therapist just to get started on this. Believe me, you aren't going to become a bowl of jelly after this.

Answer 4

i am a woman and men think that we show our emotions but really we almost never do unless its love then we really show it... but anyway maby youve had a hard time on something, lied about something never finished something you were supoosed to somebody called you something done something bad to you or mabey you think you know who you are and what your like but you really dont take some time out of the world turn on some relaxing music settle down draw and think really deeply about yourself!!!