Why do I get so emotional over nothing?

Emotions are always valid, no matter what. Getting emotional over what seems like nothing is perfectly fine! Sometimes our emotions don't know how to respond to certain things. If we have a lot on our mind, we tend to be more sensitive to smaller situations. The more we embrace our emotions instead of pushing them down, the better we feel. The way we feel is apart of who we are and what we like and dislike. It is never wrong to feel a certain way, even if it feels wrong. Everyone feels this way one way or another, but everyone reacts to it differently.

Words spoken and of course said to you can trigger emotions, thoughts can trigger emotions, and emotions trigger thoughts and words...it can be a cycle hard to brake when one is challenge with an intense situation that triggers thoughts that get played back in the mind later, triggers throughout life can trigger these thoughts without even know it your emotional since the thought is still there but your unaware of it. keeping that in mind you need to be aware you dont actually forget anything just have trouble recalling it...that said its still there and until you deal with it you might keep getting triggered.

You might be going through a phase in your life which makes you seem that every day you are on an emotional roller coaster. It can be quite difficult, because you feel like it will never ever end. However, everyone goes through it. It might seem really hard, and almost impossible to focus on academics and learning at school, or to take part in family traditions or activities. However, it is just apart of life. Every single day, I feel very angry, but all at one I get happy and then the next moment I am angry at the world, but it is just life! Everyone has to go through it. Just try to persevere. It might seem hard. But you can do it.

If you get emotional, chances are it is not "nothing", otherwise you wouldn't feel as strongly. I think the better way to describe it is to react in a way that is not appropriate to the issue. And usually that happens because it triggers past experiences and emotions that fall in line with what just happened, or the topic. Say, someone ignores what you said. That's a little annoying, but not a huge problem in itself. But it still can make you feel really uncomfortable and sad despite that fact, if it happened many times before and you feel like you are not important and everyone ignores you. So that event is a trigger, not a cause. Realizing this (for yourself and others) can help a lot to work at the actual cause. Like in the example - feeling like you are not important. It also helps you to communicate this to your friends/family in a more constructive way and explain why your response is so strong Did you find this post helpful? DarlingHoldOn July 5th, 2017 9:22pm Maybe because you've been bottling up your emotions for a while ? Maybe you're going through a tough time right now and it's getting too much for you ? Open up love. Talk about what is bothering you or hurting you. Talk to a loved one or a friend or even a listener here. Get it all out of your chest. That might calm you a little or help you. Did you find this post helpful? MymindMakesense August 14th, 2016 6:00am I have those moments, As well. during those times, I realized, I can't control the future. It's never as worst than you think. Counseling will help, If you truly want to work on fight the root or whats triggering you to be emotional. Reading ways to cope, Like taking certain exercises on the 7 cups of tea website. Your need help on trying to find the root. Did you find this post helpful? Anonymous July 6th, 2016 10:33pm You may be dwelling over a situation deep inside and have not dealt with it properly so you're emotions are getting intense over everything. You should probably talk to a therapist about it. Did you find this post helpful? Anonymous March 29th, 2018 10:11pm As humans we sometimes think we get emotional over nothing, but its something. Even the most simple, and small things make people emotional.. Did you find this post helpful? ThatGuyWithTheJokes April 4th, 2018 8:04pm It could be a sign of an underlying mental illness. Perhaps paranoia, depression or something else. However, the far more likely answer is that you're simply overly sensitive at the moment due to something else in your life causing you grief or sadness. Take a moment to reflect on how you can improve your own happiness and create a plan for yourself. Do things that you like to do, go places you've never been, hang out with that one friend you haven't seen in a while. When all of this is done and you're feeling a little better, I'm sure you'll find that you no longer overreact to little things. Did you find this post helpful? AngelicPenguin July 1st, 2018 1:54pm Some people are just naturally over-sensitive so its nothing to worry about. Sometimes we may need to however find ways to cope with these natural feelings and every person has a different way of coping with different mood swings so you should really ask yourself how you can manage Did you find this post helpful? Flawlessinsanity21 July 8th, 2016 1:17am It's most likely just a hormone thing. Hormones can make us act differently to situations. A lot of us are actually just sensitive people so sometimes really simple things can mess us up emotionally. It's okay! :) Did you find this post helpful? Anonymous July 9th, 2016 3:48pm For me, it could be PMS. or just my mood. Even the weather can affect your emotion, usually when it's so hot, I get annoyed and cranky for the rest of the day. Did you find this post helpful? HopieRemi July 10th, 2016 9:15pm There can multiple reasons Sometimes the brain is a funny thing and you never know why you're upset. There could be something deeper troubling you. You could also be depressed. But I can't diagnose you and you can't diagnose yourself. It would best to check with a trained professional about your emotional outbursts. Did you find this post helpful? Grimegg July 11th, 2016 11:45am Its never over nothing, every time you feel emotional its over something. If you are not sure what exactly then you should work on finding out and trying to figure how to deal with the problem be it by yourself or with some help. Did you find this post helpful? Millichidulinas July 13th, 2016 9:03am Maybe 'cause you're sensitive. You don't have to be ashemed about being sensitive, but I personally know that's really difficult to be sensitive in this world. Hope the best for you. Did you find this post helpful? DG943 July 13th, 2016 11:25pm I happen to be very emotional as well... Theres not much you can do about it but just live with it and love yourself for it. Feeling emotions is a beautiful thing! Don't be ashamed. Did you find this post helpful? NumberEleven July 14th, 2016 4:32pm Sometimes it may not be nothing, but rather something that's bothering you and your unconscious is picking up on it. Don't beat yourself up over it, our minds work in mysterious ways that we might not understand. Did you find this post helpful? Bee98 July 15th, 2016 12:04am I get like that too. Some people are just more sensitive than others. The best thing to do about it is to talk to someone who understands. Did you find this post helpful? Anonymous July 15th, 2016 5:23pm I get so emotional over nothing because I tend to keep things to myself. The stuff accumulates and blows up in the strangest situations. I am glad I have found good friends on 7 cups who listen to me. I blow up less often and feel calmer. Did you find this post helpful? Anonymous July 15th, 2016 6:47pm In my expiriance, i can get really emotional, when something triggers me. I mat not realize right away what trigfered me, but when i think about it, it tends to be when someone hits one of my weak spots/insecurities Did you find this post helpful? SarahRussell July 15th, 2016 11:25pm Sometimes our emotions are not caused by a specific thing. Sometimes they are triggered by an experience that relates to the situation at hand, or some hormones flared up. The emotions are not over nothing, although it definitely an seem that way. Did you find this post helpful? carefreeNarwhal88 July 16th, 2016 8:06am Because you are overly sensitive on certain things that makes you feel emotional or worried about it Did you find this post helpful? ALItheKind59 - Expert in Loneliness July 16th, 2016 11:41pm congratulation, you have a heart and that's why you get emotional, its happen when our head is full of streeful thought and we are thinking about it, and ventilates that frustration through our emotions thats normal.. Did you find this post helpful? Anonymous July 20th, 2016 6:09am Sometimes there are thing we are carrying within ourselves, whether it be grief over a personal tragedy or something we have heard that has happened to another person that we haven't fully taken the time to fully process and something happens in our day that , perhaps without even realizing it has triggered within us the need to let that thing we may never have realized we had on the back burner of our heart to be vented and fully emotionally processed. Did you find this post helpful? michelle2000 July 20th, 2016 7:26pm If you're getting emotional over it, then it's probably not nothing. It may seem like nothing, but it must matter to you if it makes you feel emotional. Did you find this post helpful? FindTheBeauty July 20th, 2016 7:31pm Getting emotional over a lot of things has a lot of explanations. You may just be hypersensitive. This is when we simply are very emotionally fragile. This could be because of a hormonal imbalance, past experience, or disorder. Sometimes we are just overwhelmed and don't share our feelings enough. Hang in there, and remember that there is nothing wrong with feeling life the way it comes. If you want to cry, cry. If you want to be so very happy, do so. If you're angry, be angry. You are alive so live and feel. Just remember that others have feelings as well. Did you find this post helpful? FoodForTheSoul July 21st, 2016 5:35am One of the reasons I can identify is you possess a lot of built-up emotional tension that you haven't released. 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Because we feel that the "nothing" at this moment is the only important thing and it is ok. We all are allowed to have these moments. There is nothing wrong with having these feelings. Others may say we are too emotional, but they are not in our shoes, therefore they really don’t know what we are experiencing. So, it is best not to let them influence how we are feeling and thinking at the moment. It is important to just appreciate these moments, look deep into ourselves see what is happening and then let it go. We don't need to judge ourselves for these feelings because it is human to have them.

Being in touch with your emotions is a great thing – until it starts negatively affecting your daily life.You could be feeling more emotional due to something physical, spiritual, or mental, and it’s important to resolve these issues and move forwards with your life. There are a variety of reasons for feeling overly-emotional, and they can often be explained by general day-to-day living. That said, any severe or sudden changes in your moods could point to an underlying health issue. Also, sometimes our emotions are triggered by a past experience we may have not dealt with. Some people are also very affected by things going on around them and are empathetic.

Being overly sensitive and emotional can be draining and difficult to deal with - whether it's dealing with your own emotions or dealing with other people's. It perfectly fine to feel that way and doesn't make you abnormal. However, it can be exhausting and people may try to take advantage. If it is a problem that interferes with daily living and it is something that you would like to change, then maybe you could try approaching your doctor for help. They may be able to offer therapy to help you process these emotions better. Mindfulness and meditation can also be helpful too.

I think you've just had so much to face in life, that now, even the slightest of troubles make you feel lonely, like the problems are all back, like they were never gone in the first place. That would make you feel so emotional, not because of that particular problem at hand, but more because you're now thinking that your troubles were never gone in the first place and that you would keep having a miserable situation. But remember, you're never ever alone. Look around yourself and you'd find many many people who would be willing to help if given a chance by sharing your feelings. Just talk to them even if you feel that nothing will change.

You may think you are getting emotional over nothing because of our different views. We can get emotional over nothing because we can value things that, in the scheme of things, may not mean very much at all. We also have different insecurities that may not seem very significant. Our different experiences and personality result in these different values. Some of us are also more sensitive, and value the small things. Some are less so and only look at the big picture. We are all different, what is nothing to some may be someone's whole world, and as a community it is important to acknowledge that and accept when someone may be getting emotional 'over nothing', because we all have our different definitions of what 'nothing' is.

sometimes it's not because nothing happened. it may be because u bottle up so many things in u, that it just becomes a whole pile of negativity festering inside u. and it gets buried so deep u forget that it's there. that's why sometimes u get so emotional because your hidden pain and anguish is in there, trying to be released. so remember, never bottle anything up. if u need help, ask for it. that's what 7cups is for. to help each other. just remember that whatever it is, you are never walking alone. we will all walk together and complete this journey together.

I don't think anyone ever gets emotional over "nothing". I believe there's always some or the other reason. Maybe you have some repressed stuff and all the emotions from that is escaping you in other forms, or maybe the thing you're getting emotional over actually means something to you without you even realizing it. Sometimes it's possible that you've just had a really bad day and you've been holding it all in, but one small thing happens and the dam breaks. Or it's very much possible that it's just hormones, although if it's a long term thing then it's probably something else. Either way, try not to discard your feelings because they're important

It could be that all your emotions are kept and have build up. Therefore anything can trigger it at any time. Best to try dealing with the emotions one step at a time and trying to find the underlining problem that caused you to be emotional in the 1st place.

I can give two answers: a scientific one and a spiritual one. Scientifically, there are all sorts of bio-chemical processes going on in our body and our brain, and some of these affect our emotions. Since a lot of these processes take some time, it might be difficult to connect the emotion to the event that caused it. Spiritually, it is believed in Kabala (Jewish mysticism) that many feelings and emotions exist outside of us, and drift through us at different times. This is likened to watching fish swim around from the tiny windows in a submarine - to us they seem to appear and disappear randomly, but they are really out there doing other things we don't know about. In both cases there is no fault of yours in feeling emotional. It is more comforting to understand why we are feeling things, but even when we can't understand the feelings if we give them place and feel them, the feeling will pass and we will remain, stronger and wiser than we were.

Becoming emotional over "nothing" can be really difficult, sometimes this happens because we was affected by a similar thing. Such as if you was in a car crash you may be upset to talk about car crashes. so in reality its not overnothing, but rather something that's affected you that you haven't come to terms with yet. coping with your emotions vary person to person. you could identify whats making you feel this way first or use relaxation techniques to better your emotional well-being. exercise is also a good way to control your emotions. it can also be beneficial to talk to someone you trust about how your feeling.

emotions have a tendency to get "stuck" in your body, if you have experienced something traumatic like a car accident or something else where it was too much for your subconscoius to process it. Therefore the emotion get stuck somewhere in your body. Where it lodgeds it become like a radio-transmitter which interefer with the organs normal activities. For example if the emotion of ager is stuck in your body, then it is like you are always angry, so therefore any small thing that might get you angry, will get you angry because a part of you already are angry. There are methods to get these stuck emotions out, for example "The Emotion Code".

It might be for many different reasons but from my experience, this normally tends to happen when the person has a lot of welled up extreme emotions. It is like carrying a mountain solely made of suppressed emotions and therefore emotions leak out randomly like landslides. This makes quite difficult to predict when we might react to some issue emotionally and thus makes it quite possible that we suddenly burst over nothing. If this is the case then the best thing to do might be just talking to someone we can trust. this will lighten the total burden and make it much easier for us to handle our emotions.

Maybe cause sometimes you keep ignoring a lot of bad things instead of solving it and act strong and whatever but one by one it becomes too hard to hold yourself down cause there was too much going on and you just turned your back to it so that's why I guess we think we're emotional over nothing but the fact that there was a lot of things that happened it the past but still affecting us so we get emotional over smaLL things or even nothing so I think we just gotta open up and be aware of how we are feeling and don't ignore our emotions but accept it 💜

Sometimes, it is not really about nothing. That nothing could be something to you. Never undermine your emotions, if it is something to you, it is something! I usually say this a lot to myself. Why do I get so emotional! But find the root of all of the emotion. What did you feel emotional about? Why did you feel emotional about that? If it is something, it is not nothing, I can not stress that enough. Once you understand the root of emotion, you have the power. Change the root, do something about the root. With changing the root of your something, your emotions will change with it.

People are a little bit like cars. We run on fuel, and if we run out of fuel things can start getting hairy. Going through something difficult (or a series of difficult things) can make you run low on fuel or even make you run out of fuel. It might be that you aren't emotional over nothing, you may be experiencing so many little somethings that your fuel tank is running low or even empty. Take some time to look after yourself and you might find that fuel tank starting to refuel again. Things like mental illness can make your tank start off emptier than someone who's mentally healthy, so be sure to keep an eye on your mental health and how it could be affecting your ability to run smoothly.

You get so emotional because you are human and you are sensitive. There are things out there that contradict our perception of life routinely, and it's logical that it should bring us down. With time we learn to be stronger, we wear a thick skin but like Andrei Tarkovsky, "Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive. When a tree is growing, it's tender and pliant. But when it's dry and hard, it dies. Hardness and strength are death's companions. Pliancy and weakness are expressions of the freshness of being. Because what has hardened will never win." As far as life itself is concerned, you're simply mirroring the most sublime aspects of existence by channelling into the sincerity of your heart. Value your emotions, evaluate how you feel and show yourself compassion. Be sincere with yourself and don't necessarily look at it like it's a bad thing. Life can be a terrible, terrible experience but you'll undeniably find beauty that makes it worthwhile.

Sometimes, you tend to avoid feeling emotions so that you dont feel weak. However, this often results in all sorts of emotions building up inside of you with no space to let out. So when a small thing affects you, every emotions you tried to submerge will erupt all at once. It can be a mixed series of emotions which has no proper answer to why its existing but, letting it out will result in you feeling much lighter than you would be when you dont let it out at all. Sometimes hormones during adolescence can also be the reason for a rampage of emotions suddenly flowing

It's completely normal to feel as if you specifically feel emotional for no specific reason, however I know from personal experience that it is most likely an accumulation of different problems that have gone unaddressed or an issue in which you have misplaced your emotions. Many people dissmiss this problem with hormones especially if you are a teenager however your feelings are always valid, no matter your age or gender or even the severity of your problems and this will be relative to your circumstances no ones else's, a problem which may seem like nothing to one person may seem extreme to another, so avoid dismissing your emotions as nothing acknowledge them and seek to address the underlying problem(s).

Sometimes hormones can have HUGE effects on emotions. If you are a teenager, you more than likely have a ton of different emotions going on; it's just part of growing into an adult. Mood swings, crying over the littlest things, being angry at nothing, arguing, etc., are very common. It can get really annoying, trust me, but hormones typically will eventually slow down with time as you grow and mature. But, if you are having it constant and repetitive, I recommend seeing a doctor or specialist in this department. They are the experts in this one. I hope this helped :)

I hear this a lot! Though, most of the time we "know" it's not nothing. Sometimes it seems to come out of right field and catch us offguard and the fact that often its a small thing seems puzzling. Writers have these charts they use, its like a pinwheel with the outer edges showing the general emotion and as you go "in" to each slice of emotion the words reflect more intense versions of that emotion...like from frustration to anger to rage, say. When we deal with anything that catches us offguard and elicits a response, its unsettling and often we get angry or tearful/apologetic in response depending on our defaults individually. But really, whatever triggered it usually has *something* in common emotionally albeit at a lesser level to what is *really* bothering us. Be it grief, anger, loss. loneliness, resentment...whatever. Realizing that emotions are *information* helps me to hear what they have to say without having to immerse myself in it. "See it, don't BE it" as it were. Then if one allows that all information is useful, you can objectively receive it without having to judge it, or yourself. Over time, the better you get at realizing that your emotional response is simply a hint at some aspect of yourself/your situation that is in need of reviewing, the less often these unwanted sudden outbursts happen because like 7 Cups of Tea, you are and they are being heard in a loving manner.

It happens when you have bottled up your feeling since a long time and haven’t shared it with anyone. Or you get stressed over small things like not getting your favorite dish or not getting enough sleep or not able to watch your favorite show. These things affect us but mostly we don’t realize . There might be a lot of emotions you have ignored or declined. It also happens when we feel alone and that time we need some good social support. It can also happen due to your hormonal imbalances or vitamins deficiency. It can be normal but not always. You can seek help if you face it too oftenly.

In my view people tend to overthink about their problems which leads to even worse emotions. In my personal experience it is worth to focus on yourself and ignore surrounding and other people. Each person is having only one life and only one body, so it is crucial to stay focused on set targets. Another my advise would be is trying to understand your emotions and keep asking questions about yourself. For example, try to ask yourself what is your favourite music or what people inspire you. When it comes to myself, I like to read books about successful people and experience their stories. Interestingly, each book that I read described challenges that people faced but at the very end, those successful people were happy about their life. If you are felling emotional now, do not worry... This feeling is temporary to help to you to understand yourself even better.

It is never over nothing, though it often seems like it is. There's always a trigger factor/number of factors that's behind that emotion. This can get really confusing, worsening your already emotional state. Really, there's no reason to dislike the fact that emotions are like this. Sure, it might get hard when you're experiencing such a mental rollercoaster. But it's important to remember that your emotions are valid and that this means that you are alive. I believe you can always find the root of it if you just have a conversation with someone who listens compassionately and actively.

Emotions are a natural part of being human. My mom used to tell me that sometimes when we cry, that just means we haven't cried enough, but now that I'm a senior I believe it's a bit more scientific than that. We cry because our body needs a way to expel an overload of any particular chemical--some of us just have different thresholds at which we need to cry for. Take me last year for example where during a group discussion, I lost the point of what I was saying while I was saying it, leading to a lot of embarrassment. For one, someone interrupted me while I was talking, so I had to address this counter-argument on the spot. And second, another person said my example was just "straight up terrible." Afterwards, I ended up crying over a mere three words, but now I look back at that and realize, I needed to cry to get out those chemicals/neurotransmitters along with the embarrassed feeling they brought.

Our emotions can be a response system the way our body temperature spikes up when it is fighting against a sickness. Getting emotional means that you have a healthy response system that is allowing you to feel a certain way because that is the only way for you to feel better later on. A situation may be termed "nothing" by our brain but it can at the same time be emotionally triggering for your mind which in turn warrants an emotional response from you. Accepting that it is not nothing and then introspecting to see why that situation may be triggering for you can help you be a little more compassionate towards yourself. Getting emotional is a sign that you have the strength and courage to find out what is happening and give yourself a chance to understand yourself a little better.

Probably a defense mechanism. Although the Nature vs. Nurture argument will be ongoing, growing up in a chaotic home environment can contribute substantially. When there's limited self-discipline instilled by the parent(s) or guardian(s), the child is left on their own to deal with life's obstacles as they grow older. Any trigger, even minor, can lead to an extreme (over)reaction without foresight. On the positive flip side, getting the intellectual upper-hand on unwanted emotional reactions works wonders. The original question shows awareness that there is a situation to remedy, and it certainly can be. Make commitments to coach yourself by "time out" moments in times of fear, anxiety or anger. Good luck to the original poster.