It's not relly the subject but I think it's important
Question Posted Tuesday May 16 2006, 8:00 pm
I'm emotionally unstable...well that's wheat I'll call it. If someone tells me something I swell up with tears and then when I'm alone I just cry and cry! Today I was in school and I had to drop off a paper in spanish and teacher asks me to speak spanish...I'm not good at spanish and to make it worst when I get scared I figget. then she jus said put it here and I went by another teacher and I cried and cried. I know it'll give me a depression..that's y i'm askin for help..I need to be calmm and be me! And I don't want the title...the wet soock or soomething. What can I do to make myself stronger?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health? DefinedEyes answered Sunday May 21 2006, 12:11 pm: Okay, I hate to say this, but its probably a phase. If your a girl, its normal for them to be pretty emotional, I've had that a few times too, emotional breakdowns, but you gotta not let little things make you upset. Its your choice to be upset, no one elses. Because "no one can make you feel inferior, without your permission."
It wont neccasarily give you depression, if you do want to get better, you have to not let the little things bother you, you have to remind yourself that its not that bad, and there are people worse off, who are actually really depressed, and their view on life, is much worse than yours, they feel so bad, its hard to even imagine, especially if you are a relativley happy person. Just remember that.
I suggest you go talk to a counsular or someone, you can get some help with, and you can talk about things, it feels so much better after you vent, or release feelings.
realist answered Tuesday May 16 2006, 8:53 pm: I'm no psychologist, but i remember that i used to easily get upset over something minor.
there are a variety of ways, all depending on what the real problem is.
if the reason you cry is because you're easily embarrassed and feel like the world's all laughing at you or something, then try to think of an experience someone ELSE had that was 10x worse. like if your teacher catches you not listening, think about someone who got sent to the principal's office. often, people forget about it by then.
there's no sure way in helping you maintain a cool composure. but you could try making it a joke out of everything. think of the humorous side of it. friends always helps. have a couple of friends over, play charades with a bunch of scenerios that might make you break down and cry. once you find the humor in the situation the embarrassment or offense is completely gone.
you could also try to direct all the extra emotion into something else. like i have this word document (i can't write fast) where i type all my thoughts and emotions. i get so worn out thinking about ways to portray my emotion through words, it becomes a writing assignment, no longer the actual experience. sketching is nice too. you could even just scribble. find a way to let out all the angst.
another thing is try to keep smiling. even if it turns out to be a crooked, obviously fake smile. you might even laugh at yourself trying to smile.
try your hardest to brush it off. i know this is probably the obvious advice, but that's probably the best. the only way to really overcome it is to not really care what other people think.
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