Have you ever met the Emotional Person? Do you know how they make sense of the world? Do you know how easy or hard it is to be around them? Well, if you have you are probably thinking, "they are so interesting" or "they make me feel so good".
Emotional people have emotions... lots of them. They experience emotions in a way that most of us don't and that makes them very difficult to be around. Highly emotional people are very visible and their emotions are all over the place. When you first start talking to them, you may think that they are just having a tough time expressing themselves but chances are, they are fuming mad and they aren't going to say "stop that right now".
When it comes to being around an emotional person, the worst thought that you could have is "they are so self-destructive". Why do we say that? Well, on one hand, someone with extreme emotions can ruin another person's life and on the other hand, they themselves may not be able to control their own emotions. But do you really know what drives someone? Do you know what causes their reactions may cause their emotions to go haywire?
Take for example, the child who throws a fit when their parents don't get enough sleep. That is an extreme case of their emotions taking control. However, a much milder case would be that they were inconsolable and crying over things that they could change. Notice the difference? Their strong emotions were directed away from themselves and toward someone else... someone who could change their behavior.
So what makes the Emotional Person so challenging? Most of us tend to think that high emotions come from deep down inside. That is the reason why some people become extremely depressed or develop severe eating disorders. The Emotional Person does not come from down deep with all of his or her feelings, but has extremely strong emotions which come from up above.
For example, take a look at the kids in your family. You probably have two very different personalities at home, one who is highly emotional and reactive and the other one is highly rational. Your highly emotional people will argue and fight all day. And the rational person is probably the one who is more rational and will sit there and try to talk things out and compromise. The thing is, these two individuals are trying to solve their own problems, not deal with the real problems which the Emotional Person is triggered to.
Another example is your partner. She may be highly sensitive and emotional at times. However, the problem is that she is probably just suppressing her emotions and feelings because she is afraid of them. If she tried to talk about them, it could cause her to get very hurt and angry. The Emotional Person on the other hand, has high-self-esteem and uses that to mask his or her own insecurities, in order to avoid getting help. One of the most common characteristics of the Emotional Person is that they always want to get involved in the "game" so that they can feel things other than their feelings.
So, if you are the Emotional type, chances are good that you feel like you're just not good enough, you don't know how to handle yourself, and that there are a lot of people better than you at doing things that need to be done. If you have been suppressing your emotions, then that is probably why you are so sensitive and emotional. To top it off, if you are highly emotional and find it hard to express your emotions in the real world, then your feelings are probably triggering panic attacks. It's not going to take long until you start to act like an Emotional Person all the time.
