I know, I know. Ok. I have been told it a million times. I wear my heart on my sleeve. My emotions come out in bursts of energy, and I can't always control them. I work hard to manage them...as in body building hard. But when I am hungry, angry, lonely, or tired, controling them becomes pretty near impossible. They tell me it's the human condition. Most people are understanding of this.
There is one word I hate being applied to my feelings. Drama. Seriously? The implications are that my feelings are not real, are not valid, are not important, and should just be ignored. Being a Feeler, I process everything through my feelings. I have to before I can even begin to pull it a part logically. I am incredibly logical once I have processed my emotions. But to discount them is to take away the inner voice that helps guide me on my journey.
Being extroverted doesn't help matters. I talk to people about everything. To those who are intolerant of excessive emotions, it makes me seem like a flounder tool. But those who take the time to listem, to discover the truth about me soon find out that I care deeply about others, that my emotions are what they are, only a compass to help guide me, and that I hate being seen as nothing more than a drama queen.
So could we please discontinue the use of this label? People are so much more than one dimensional. Stereotyping takes away the value of the life in front of you.
Soap box dismounted.
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