In the limbic system(a part of the human brain) emotions are created. This limbic system is responsible for different human emotions & reactions to situations.
A variety of emotions humans deal with — anger, excitement, happiness, sadness, worry, fear, frustration & more.
We face different kinds of emotions according to the situations. However, sometimes we are bound by an emotion called ‘fear’ for expressing certain emotions at times.
Imagine a situation, we are in a group of people say, a friends group or close relatives or even neighbors sitting together, sharing jokes & having laughs. All are going through the happy emotion while having a great time.
There can be a case where not everybody is as happy as they seem to be. You are quietly pretending to be happy & simply smiling even on the funniest of jokes to hide your pain or stress. You just want the time to pass & everyone to go back to their places so that you can get your personal space.
There is a chance of a member noticing you not enjoying the company & asking you “hey, what happened to you?” to which you will fake “Ah, nothing, I’m fine”. Now it depends on the member to see through your smiles or take your “I’m fine” at face value.
Remember, you are not the only one who has this ordeal. What’s important is to not let the negative emotion affect your mental health & eventually your overall well being.
Human emotion is just like the flow of water. When calm, it’s good, but its force can go to an extent that it can break even the strongest of rocks. So are the human emotions.
The best way to deal with emotions is to express them or vent them out. Feel sad? Cry till the time it no longer makes you cry again. Fear? Face it. Worried about something? Share it with your friends, family, whoever you trust. Feel happy? You need no advice about it. Feel excited? learn to control it.
There are times where you need to control your emotions as the situations demand, for example, you are just sitting & crying in your office because of your breakup/rejection. You will be fired for sure one day. The right way to deal with the situation is either you take a break from work say half an hour or something, let your emotions flow. Once done, get back to your work, complete it & leave for home. Now that’s called strength.
Expressing yourself is not a weakness & faking happiness is not strength.
The article is completely based on the writer’s views & personal opinion. Do you have more examples to tell? Feel free to share your them with your views in the comments section.
