NO, IT'S NOT JUST YOU. I AM ALSO OVERLY EMOTION AND IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO SHOW AFFECTION.

for me, I have to believe it's mood dependent...recently an old family pet died & I sobbed for 3 days... yet when my BF died suddenly in 2004 when I was in midst of episode of BP..I was frozen, couldn't cry, it was terrifying as we were deeply in love. So yeah, mood dependent.

No not just you. I experience a lot of that too. I do the distance from others around me, unable to handle things on an emotional level, and most times I don't even think I have any reason to cry it just happens. So its not just you at all.

It's not just you. I am overly emotional and under when my meds are affected... or I terribly stressed.

I would define myself as an emotional person. I do not cry, but I know how emotional I am. Good post Hanna Hanna.

Glad I'm not alone.

I just feel so badly that I don't seem nurturing enough to my kids, or affectionate enough w/ my kids, family or bf. But at the same time I can just cry for ridiculous reasons...like I think I have ugly feet or something.

Another mee too, but I'm trying to learn..(on the showing emotion side of it.) I feel it, I'm just a little afraid to show it, in my case it's down to my childhood I think, but that's no comfort to the people that have been affected by it.

I am so with you on the crying at the drop of a hat! I have been like this for 2 weeks now. I'm not sure why. I attributed it to PMS at first, but my cycle is over now!

But, I do not distance myself from family/friends and I am a very affectionate person with my husband, so I don't relate to you on that level.

Why do you think you do it?

Wish I could say. I'm just so easily frustrated and irritated lately..ok..for the past couple of years.

I guess, maybe, I'm trying to shelter everyone from my mood swings so I keep my distance... but I feel guilty for not being more loving, so I break down?

I don't know.

oh its so not just you, what you just said could have been me describing myself.

you are definitely not alone. same thing here - especially my GF - that is her to T when she is irritated. me - i find that when i am up it is easy for me to show others affection. when i am agitated i tend to be easily emotional, but just as you describe, not very easy to show affection. maybe that has something to do with not being able to hear others - cause i know that happens as well. its like i'm not able to show affection & i'm not able to receive it either.

then, when i am down or flat-lined, i'm just withdrawn.

Nope.....either I care so much I go to pieces and other times I could give a rats ass

Definitely me to a TEEE! Well that is until I was properly medicated, I swear the Lamictal balanced that out. I even feel normal!

People don't wear hats wear I live.
Some turbans and baseball caps.
Not at the same time though.
That's silly.

I have seen both turbans and baseball caps that look pretty silly alone. Sometimes the turbans are so big I wonder if there isn't a baseball cap underneath.