Emotions

What triggers an emotion? A smell? A sound? A look? The human being is such a complex animal that we really have no clue when these emotions are going to hit us, or why.

I observe people on a daily basis to see what feelings are being emoted and how people interact with each other. Today I asked a question about emotions. I wanted to know why women sometimes (me especially) get so overwhelmed by an emotion that instead of being able to express the thoughts I am having in a calm and rational way, we (I) end up choked up and crying. Why? Why do I get so overwhelmed by my emotions that I can't talk?

It isn't too often, but when it happens, I feel so out of control. It is almost as if I have been transformed back to when I was a kid because the feelings rise up inside of me like a tidal wave and the more I try to contain the feelings, the more my voice trembles, the tears well up in my eyes and I can't concentrate on the words coming out of my mouth.

I was trying to explain today that it feels like another person is taking over the control of my body and I am stuck inside watching this all take place, almost like a serious, dramatic play and all I can do is let it all come out and then I can take over once again and be myself.

Why is it that men don't normally act like this? Is it hormonal? Is it just the way females are made? Are we supposed to emote like this? i suppose we are, because once the feeling has come and gone, it is like it never happened and we move on with where we were before.

It is a release of sorts.

Perhaps that is why women, in general, live longer than men? We don't bottle it all up inside and stress our bodies as much as men might be doing.

Well, that is my thought of the day. Nothing profound, just another random thought.