Am i emo...?

Question

okay so i'm a fourteen year old girl and i don't dress in black, i don't cut myslef (even if ia m depressed), you wouldn't even know i was diffenrent except for the books...but then i showed some people my poems and now everyone in the school calls me emo...i was even asked by the school counseler if i was okay or if i needed to talk...i don't even know half the people that come up to me and ask me "youre the emo kid right?"...I can't ask them to stop because then they'll double their efforts...and i can't even try to stop it without knowing if theiyre right...my writing is kinda creepy but is it enough to call me emo...EX: My heart it cries for dawn, but unheeded goes its call it the darkness of time....please help me, this thing has already cost me my only two friends....please tell me if theyre right....

Answer 1

DUDE, NO!!! I'm sorry, but no! Emo stands for emotional hardcore. Emotional hardcore is a musicstyle! People(like chavs and preps mostly, I'd say) have taken the term and said that it is something that it is really not! I have an emo friend(now when we're labeling people), but that does just mean that she listens to emotional hardcore. And if you're talking about the clothing style that people call emo, it's fashioncore. So tell the people from your school(a bit nonchalant) trhat they're stupid if they don't know what emo is and that if they knew they wouldn't waste their time talking about such things and that if they haven't got anything better to do they should go drown themselves or something. Not saying that you are stupid, but if you want to make a fuss... >=D Okay, so remember. Emo = Emotional Hardcore; a musicstyle. Fashioncore = What many people don't know is a clothing style and refer to as emo, which is totally incorrect.

Answer 2

They are not right.  First of all - you learned a lesson - showing people your poems is a very personal thing and not everyone will be able to understand then. So they think you are emo - Poems are a great way to express yourself.

If you showed people your poems to get attention then you have an issue.  Try talking to your parents.

Answer 3

Emo is just another label that shouldn't be taken seriously. It is common for everyone to undergo periods of depression and these periods have been used by many as a source for artistic inspiration (I do!). Go on and write your poems. This is a good way of releasing your emotions.

However, if you come to a point when you already feel the need to talk to someone (a friend, a family member perhaps), please do so. Talking also helps make us feel better.

Answer 4

of course ur not emo it just how you express yourself in writing...

Answer 5

Emo means emotional....

Answer 6

I feel for you. You need to take the counselor's offer and talk with him for start. They are trained and paid to deal with all kinds of issues involving adolescents.

We all go through different stages in life growing up. Around your age, is the time we feel nobody understands us and this is the time we need help the most.

If your friends were so shallow as to abandon you now,you don't need them. Sort your thoughts with the help of the trained professional. If it doesn't help (I think it will though) ask your parents to take you to a therapist so you put your thoughts in order.

I think you are different but in a good way. All the artists and  accomplished professionals were labeled as "different" at one time in their life.

Keep your head up and good luck!

Answer 7

No you're not emo. Tell them you just like writing poems on how you feel on a certain day. Show them happy ones, or funny ones. Whatever. Plus they are not good friends if they 'disowned' you because you're 'emo'. Find new ones. People will always judge, just don't let it get to you. Keep your chin up! :)

And if your depressed see a doctor.

Oh and if your poems are good enough get them published. :)