I would consider myself a very emotional person, but that does not mean I do not have control of my emotions, and that I cry at a drop of a hat. It seems that so many people here find the adjective "emotional" to be a pejorative. Many people also seem to think that "emotional" is synonymous with unhappiness and crying.
Being emotional simply means you are astute of your emotions, and you are willing to engage them. For example I learned today that a local no kill animal shelter is in danger of closing it's doors if it does not raise $35K. I feel very passionate about this issue, so during my lunch break at work I composed a letter to all of our local news stations to give the matter more press in order to raise donations from the public. I would consider this a prime example of being influenced by your emotions. It is often the unemotional people who are unaware of their own emotions, and therefore have a difficult time controlling them.
So my question is basically this: why is there such a misunderstanding about what being emotional means, and why is there such a hostility toward it?
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