We all have emotions. When something angers us, we know. When we get sad, we show our sorrow. Some of us conceal emotions, while others let them all out. Emotions run our lives, for better or worse. For example, I'm considered a very unemotional guy. I hardly ever cry or crack a smile. I have some difficulty expressing emotions. Even when people walk all over me, I don't budge an inch. The only time this year I can recall being emotional was being fired at my job. I was just sobbing and wailing, blaming myself for all that transpired. Then I realized it didn't really matter what was said, so I moved on.

How happy do you get when meeting someone who you'd think would make a great friend, having something go well for you, doing something you love, or bonding with others? How angry/sad do you get when someone deliberately goes out of their way to harm or insult you, you get an awful grade on some test, or something else entirely? Thanks for answering.

Nothing hopeful really excites me and nothing bad ever phases me. I'm more of a neutral ground, I guess

One of the only things that make a difference with me are puzzles and anything involving strong use of the mind. I live for that kind of stuff. In a way, I'm slightly into psychology for the fact that people are puzzles themselves, as are their emotions

By being less emotional I am becoming an uncertainty for those who try to solve me, they have to resort to making random guesses and stretching things to make estimates that are usually very off

If I had to take a break from all the logical stuff I'd say I'm incredibly happy if I'm just relaxing without all the conflict of today clashing with my plans for tomorrow. Just take it slow and enjoy the moment, especially with a nice cup of coffee

Not particularly.

I'm pretty thick skinned and usually don't let petty stuff get to me, which I guess is a result of me being bullied when I was younger. Even when it happens I do my best not to show it since I like keeping my feelings to myself most of the time and maintaining my composure. That became increasingly difficult in the past as I was often stressed. I'm finding that as I've started to use my time more evenly things have become a lot less stressful though.

The only down side to it is I can have somewhat of a hard time expressing emotion in the rare case that I want to, which can have the consequence of me coming off as cold or distant at times.

Things generally don't bother me or get under my skin. What I can't stand is spending too much time around negative people though, because it does rub off on you. Particularly those who complain about everything. . . which is why I'm not the happiest about my current job.

In my true form I'm not very emotional. But deep down inside I can be a volcano. Relationships with friends and family are important to me. I want to make sure I'm on the best of terms and loneliness drives me insane. That's the biggest burden. I hate talking about it because I don't want to be a whiner, but to be honest, I don't think I've ever been the same since getting past puberty.

I tend to harbor emotions, appearing unaffected till everything blows up. At which point I either need space or someone to listen, of which I prefer the first since. . . why should I take up somebody else's time? A good friend of mine gave me the Yang Earth personality type, and I'd have to say it's accurate. I just wish I wasn't in pain randomly for hours at a time. But I'm fighting it, and I think I'll be okay.

I'm emotional. I love my wife and my daughters. I laugh and I'm happy at work and when I'm with my friends. I'm frustrated and angered when I don't hit the goals I set for myself. I upset (but usually not surprised) when some of my teams lose. I'm thrilled when I compete and win in head to head matches of strength, skill, or intelligence against other people.

I enjoy emotions. I used to think they were the enemy and I shouldn't experience anything. I was a fan of trying to shut down all the emotions, similar to some of the posts I've read in this thread, but I realized emotions are like spices and flavorings that go on food. They enhance an experience. They make life just taste flat out better. Sprinkle some real, legit caring and concern over an event and get emotionally involved and it's more fun. You suddenly care and you're excited, hurt, and enthusiastic over the result. And that's just a silly little football game.

Relationships are made better with emotions. All experiences are made better with emotions from where I'm standing. I love the fact that I let them happen and they wash over me without too much impact. I understand how emotions work and I don't let them affect my actual actions and choices in life. But I like feeling of them. I enjoy it.

I'm a pretty emotional person, but I don't show it very much in real life (the negative ones of course). I just don't feel comfortable displaying anger or sadness in public. Not because it shows weakness or whatnot, but if you think about it from someone else's perspective you don't look very good lol. I'm just saying that if there are a lot of people around or something. If it's only you and a few close friends or someone you trust, then I can be emotional. I tend to keep my anger and sadness within me for the most part, and the internet and sports are two of the things that help me let out built up frustrations. I'm pretty comfortable expressing positive emotions like laughter and happiness though. I'm very comfortable expressing my emotions around close friends, especially those won't judge you for them as well. 

More than I would like to admit. I was an extremely emotional little kid and that was often manipulated by others. For the longest time, I tried my absolute best to bury the bulk of my emotion because I saw it as weakness and something that hinders rational thought, but I've come to realize that it's essential for a complete experience and a complete life. To this day, I suppress them as much as I can because I have yet to learn to harness it, but it's a losing battle because no one really ever escapes their nature. Emotions are something that I struggle greatly with because I think I've actually managed to keep myself from learning how to express them by trying to throw them away. Even if I could, I find it exceedingly difficult to trust someone enough to express myself to them.