Going up or down?

Lots of people at different times in my life have said that I am one of the most emotional people they know. Sometimes I get scared of just how fragile my emotions are - I snap at the smallest things if they irritate me, other times I find myself caught up in a wave of sadness that I can't seem to stop crying. But when I'm happy, I'm sublimely happy. I know that most of us fluctuate through these levels but for me it happens far too often and I find that I react to most situations more intensely than others.

There are wounds and weaknesses inside every one of us that cannot always be repressed. People try to hide these because we think it is simply not safe for us to express ourselves openly. We often not only stifle our feelings, but we have found ways to hide them even from ourselves. It is as if we packed up our questionable emotions and locked them away in secret rooms.

There are people who mask their insecurities and attempt to hide their anger. Many people I know try to ignore our bitterness and disguise our terror. Perhaps, when we were kids this sort of emotional hide-and-seek was necessary. But does this sort of safety in secrecy really help? Isn't it better to let it all out?

Is it healthy to be a highly emotional person?

Sometimes I wish I could go through my life without feeling everything so much.

Ear Candy: "Collide" - Howie Day