Throughout my life I have been what most people call overemotional. In my case my emotions usually come in the form of tears. When I am stressed over the piles of homework that never seem to go away, or over-analyzing whatever obstacle life has thrown my way I usually at one point or another start to cry. This reaction, not only happens when I am flustered, but also when I am happy. To me one of the best feelings is when you are so unbelievably happy you can practically feel the emotions running through your body. A truly amazing event can make my body from head to toe get the tingling sensation of happiness. I can feel the hairs on my arms stand at attention. When I look back over the years I believe it has made my whole outlook on life better. Some of the biggest events in my life become irreplaceable experiences because of my ability to feel. The birth of my godson, my mother’s wedding and even taking my first steps into my adult life in college have been heightened by these intense emotions.
I have had people in my life who cannot grasp the fact that I am an emotional person. Those people would consider me to be moody or cast the label of crybaby upon me. I have learned that those people should not have a place in my life. I have forgiven and forgot many of the wrongs that have come upon me, but since moving to college and getting the chance to make life what I want it to be I found that cutting people off can be refreshing and ultimately the right decision. To them I may be classified as overemotional but to me that isn’t a bad thing. To me that just means I can feel the world and all of the events to their fullest potential.
No matter what anyone has said to me being emotional is one of the greatest things about me. I love with every ounce of my body, I feel compassion and I have the ability to understand what people are going through, I am thoughtful and caring, but most of all I am me. Without this influential personality trait, I wouldn’t be a fraction of who I am today. So yes, call me a crybaby, cast as many stones as you’d like but deep down I know that I am more than those labels. To you I may be overemotional, but to me I am enough.
