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Have you gotten less emotional as you've gotten older? (pg. 3)
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Well, to me, "emotional wreck" means a person who hasn't got a grip on their emotions. |
hmm... my bad then.
I'll just substitute "emotional wreck" for passionate :toothless |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Word. Passionate ftw. Icy robots ftl. ;) |
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| Project-K |
| Having been both I have to say I rather enjoy being an icy robot. |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Project-K
Having been both I have to say I rather enjoy being an icy robot. |
me too lol |
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| Akridrot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Project-K
Yeah pretty much. It's like someone applied a dynamic range compressor on my emotions. |
:highfive:
I suck at emotions. Usually (if i have the energy), I just emulate what my expected emotion should be if the cues are clear enough. I couldn't cry at a family member's funeral, not even a little bit. It's hard for me to be happy as well.
It's not like I'm hiding my true feelings, it's just that I really don't have any hidden feelings, I'm extremely neutral on things. There is no hidden glee and joy, and there is no overwhelming pain and anguish. I'm just alive and OK. That's it. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
But, I can't really relate to most statement about ageing. For example, people say that, the older the get, the slower their favourite tunes is.
Well, I still can't get tired of listening to drum'n'bass and punk ska :D |
This is interesting to me, because in my experience a lot of people seem to become attracted to less overtly emotional music as they get older.
I think changes in musical taste with age may have a lot to do with changes in our range of emotional responses. It would make sense that you hadn't changed on either front. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Akridrot
:highfive:
I suck at emotions. Usually (if i have the energy), I just emulate what my expected emotion should be if the cues are clear enough. I couldn't cry at a family member's funeral, not even a little bit. It's hard for me to be happy as well.
It's not like I'm hiding my true feelings, it's just that I really don't have any hidden feelings, I'm extremely neutral on things. There is no hidden glee and joy, and there is no overwhelming pain and anguish. I'm just alive and OK. That's it. |
Yeah, same here pretty much.
I thought you might pop in on this thread. |
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| iammesol |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Makes me think of another question...
For those of you who experience extremes less often than before: If you could choose to go back to living those "extremes" of happiness and sadness, would you?
I'm not sure if I would. |
Not really. I'm a very emotional person that rides a weekly rollercoaster. I have a low, and I have a high. The higher the high, the lower the low will be. So hell no I would not go back. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
This is interesting to me, because in my experience a lot of people seem to become attracted to less overtly emotional music as they get older.
I think changes in musical taste with age may have a lot to do with changes in our range of emotional responses. It would make sense that you hadn't changed on either front. |
Makes sense.
I now listen to a fair bit of nu jazz, for example, as I have become a more serious person (that did have to happen at one time or another :p), and I only listen to it at work, for example, when I'm in a more "neutral" state. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
But sometimes I just want to say, " being mellow and merely content, I want the extremes back."
:disbelief
This isn't the sort of thing that one can turn on and off, though. |
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| Slylee |
| no it's better to be practical and in control, but also not afraid to show feelings from time to time when it's necessary. that's pretty much the point i've reached and i'm content with it. i'm not a TOTAL icy robot but i can be. just depends on the who and the situation... |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
yea. it's just natural conditioning sort of. u get used to the more you see and do, which comes naturally as you get older. |
That may be what it is.
The same emotional sensors (happiness, sadness, anger, etc.) get hit again and again, and eventually it becomes more difficult to set them off, like feet toughened by walking without shoes. |
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