have you ever been asked if you no emotions ?

something that was asked to me by a "friend" in a public store after i did not react to her being overly excited about a 1 dollar silly straw.


after she kept critisizing me , am i crazy for not jumping for joy over a straw ? lol
 

da_illest101

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I have been called the dead man before due to my lack of showing emotions. But lol a 1$ straw WOW I'M FREAKING OUT TOO ... OMG OMG OMFG *faints*

I think you are the one who should have critisize her for being over the top
 

EscapeArtist

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no, that's pretty cruel to ask somebody. There is something called anhedonia and I feel like I always have it mildly though.
 

xSleepy

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Oh geez, I used to have a "friend" like that too. But with me, I started to overreact to things like her just so she wouldn't think I was weird and criticize me for it. Which I feel stupid for doing now.

I don't think we're crazy, I think it's them. Well not "crazy" exactly, but too dramatic and rude. If I got excited over something dumb, I'd expect my friends to think I'm the weird one. Which I'm kinda ok with since I am weird lol. But to criticize someone for something like that is ridiculous.
 

O'Killian

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I imagine it goes without saying that it's likely an observation of your general attitude and not her thinking you're nuts for not going crazy over some little bauble.

I don't think I've ever been accused of lacking emotions, though people have commented on my generally stoic/reserved nature. This is usually articulated as 'quiet', though that's a misnomer. I usually just don't speak unless spoken to. Apparently a lot of folk don't understand that attitude, hence this kind of question.

I have to agree with the rest that really that kinda makes it their problem, not yours.
 

shakethelight

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No but I think your friend was being dramatic. Not everyone gets excited over the same things. Everytime I see something Hello kitty I get overly happy & whoever I am with just gives me a look. I don't accuse them of being emotionless, its just not something they are into. I'm sure if it was something you had an interest in you would have had some type of reaction.
 

Srijita52

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Everyone has emotions but we all have our own way of showing them. Some people don't prefer to let their emotions get the best of them and its totally okay. I'm sorry about what your friend said, I don't think I'd be so excited over a silly straw either.
 

AGR

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Yes someone said that I had no emotion on my face,also annother someone said that I had a "poor thing" face.
 

Nathália

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I'm very sorry that your friend said that because you didn't react the way she wanted you to. It seems like mean joking, I could care less about a straw also. I understand because I had a friend like that they would "joke" with me like that. I hope you guys will be okay.
 

WeirdyMcGee

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I don't get excited about much... and if I do- I rarely look it.
I don't scream or jump around, I'm usually very calm except for when I'm having a panic attack.
I don't jump during scary movies - don't scream on rollercoasters - don't raise my voice when I'm angry, don't smile obnoxiously when I'm on cloud 9...
So, yeah-- since puberty I've been fairly monotonous and have always been criticized for it.

I don't really care, though.
I can emphasize an emotion FOR other people's sakes but if I don't think about over-reacting just so people know how I feel, they won't know because I won't show much emotion.
Some people who knew me more than a casual acquaintance may be able to read my subtleties but most people weren't that observant.

It can be cute and funny to watch someone be overly dramatic about something but it can also be mildly irritating if they're just doing it to be loud and get people to look at them.
But if they don't care-- I guess we shouldn't care, either?
Live and let live... be it a scream or a barely audible chuckle.
 

MrJones

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Yes, I used to be called Iceman because I showed no emotions, maybe in a time I had none but numbness. Now I'm being called emo because I try to be more open.
 

Samba

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I have had to fight my emotions that would escalate with anxiety. Got pretty good at keeping a lid on all of it. Being phobic socially does not make me very emotive around people!
 

sahxox

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Sometimes my negative mindset leads to a lack of excitement over trivial things, similar to what OP mentioned... douchebags be like "What is wrong with YOU? I have a $1 straw ffs!! OMG" and I'm like you idiot. Then they don't like me anymore. ;)
Of course, if it was someone I cared about, I'd at least feign an interest. But anyone I cared about wouldn't dare to ask such a stupid question. ;)
 

laure15

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No but I'm stoic so people try to get a reaction out of me. They call me names and try to get me to become angry, cry, etc. So many times I've almost lost control but something in my heart restrained me. I don't believe violence will ever solve anything. I do have emotions but I don't want to take them out on other people. So I've learned to restrain myself, even when I'm feeling happy in situations when I think other people might get jealous that I'm happy (i.e. when I get a high score on exams or quizzes and other people get lower scores).

Sometimes I see girls jumping up and down yelling "Yeah" and I wonder to myself how can they do this so easily in public. In public when I'm happy, angry, sad, etc I show the same face. It's like I applied tons of botox on it that I'm somehow stuck with the same facial expression. At home I'm more natural and show more variety of facial expressions, even outcries.
 

XxXWhiteRoseXxX

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I'm asked if I'm emotionless all the time by people I'm not well acquainted with. I find it horribly rude to ask that, but I guess I seem pretty nonresponsive unless you know me.

If I'm not reacting to what is going on around me, it's because I'm uncomfortable... not because I'm unaware, ignorant, or naïve.
 
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