Do you feel yourself getting more or less emotional as you get older? By @Royricky09

Less. But that being said, my current therapist and I are working on me being more aware of my emotions bc even as a kid I had trouble expressing myself in that regard.

Had one session with intense emotional therapy so far, and it was the scariest and most intense thing I ever tried.

Even trumping the time I moved abroad without knowing anyone there, in spite of never even leaving my country before.

FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

I find as i have gotten older and learned about other lived experiences and what they deal with on the daily, i have become more sensitive to other people's emotions. I, in turn, have empathy and compassion.

So as I have aged, i have become softer and more understanding allowing me to feel a wealth of emotions, both good and bad.

RubySoo · 56-60, F

Erm......lets say I channel them differently. I don't 'waste' them so much on things that dont really matter in the grand scheme of life, i've always had a tendency to become to invested in other peoples woes, causing myself more stress......but not so these days.
Its much clearer these days whats really important, and so emotionally....those things matter more than ever.

PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F

Less. I have more resilience and greater ability to regulate how I feel these days. I've had some therapy and it's been a journey getting here though!

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

With every battle throughout my life (which were many) I’ve gotten a little bit stronger every time. So less as I get older. I try my best to cast the petty things aside and focus my emotional energy on the other things.

awildsheepschase

Both, my nature is sensitive and emotional, but sometimes reason comes shining through when I listen to some people and it's not I don't feel empathy or sensitivity towards them, it becomes more, you still did this? Yet if you give me an emotional story I am more likely to feel my eyes jerk while holding back tears.

Matt85 · 36-40, M

i think i'm getting colder and more bitter for people doing better than me
but feeling more for people who need help

nevergiveup · 61-69, M

I am getting more as i get older. I try to stay strong but some days things can get me down

Ironicman · 56-60, M

Kind of. I would say I'm more rational in probably the last quarter of what's left of my life. It's all positive though.

Fieldmaster · 46-50, M

Less, and more pataient.

Emotional out bursts were never my thing, i have seen those enough and the terrible outcome.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Less i think.
For me anyway.

You take life's knocks and become hardened.
More for self-preservation than anything else.

SlippingAway · 46-50, F

I keep going back and forth with feeling numb and feeling too much lately. I guess I am more emotional now, I seem to be crying a lot more which sucks and it's harder to put my emotions away and fake it.