Lux
Kraken down on piracy
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I am emotional, but I also prefer not to 'impose' (for lack of a better word) my emotional state on most people, as for one thing, it is often a momentary emotion and I have yet to work through it/process my feelings/thoughts, so don't want to expose it prematurely, and for another thing I simply don't think there is a need to introduce my mood into most conversations - it would serve no purpose.
I will be more open with those I really trust, and show them that side of me, but I am always careful because I feel I have many sides to my personality, and feel most people can handle only a select % of myself - say, person A can handle/accept 50% of my thoughts and emotions, whereas person B maybe only 20%, whereas person C an entirely different 20%, etc. That's another reason I am selective.
This a good description of myself as well. I also divvy up different parts of my emotional world depending on what (I think) others can or want to handle. I don't like to show anyone a high percentage of my emotions. Even with my husband who I am completely myself with and trust 100%, I only show the messy emotions to him when I have to, which doesn't happen very often. When it happens he's great about it. It's still hard to get out of the lifelong habit of concealing my emotions when others are looking, even with him. I suppose I don't like to trouble him with them.