Being emotional.

[Brightwolf]

what should I do? I feel like my emotions are on switches that just flip on one second and off the next. And then I get hurt (emotionally) by small comments so much, which makes me tear up which makes me suppress the urge to cry in front of my friends...is this a normal part of puberty, or am I just weird? It makes me not feel "manly" at all, mainly because of what society (at least in the US) says about emotional straight guys. What should I do?

[Abhorrence]

It can be a normal part of puberty and it could also be something more but it probably is just mood swings from going through puberty. There isn't a lot you can do other than tough them out, some people have it worse than others.

[Jaffe]

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I've always been kind of like that... like sensitive. And my parents assure me that whatever you might have felt before, is 100x worse in puberty. Kids that were angry, are violently angry in puberty. Kids that were sensitive, are hyper-sensitive in puberty.. You get the idea.

Nothing to do but ride it out. And to remember that being sensitive and emotional is NOT a bad thing, no matter what the assholes at school say.

[Brightwolf]

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I've always been kind of like that... like sensitive. And my parents assure me that whatever you might have felt before, is 100x worse in puberty. Kids that were angry, are violently angry in puberty. Kids that were sensitive, are hyper-sensitive in puberty.. You get the idea.

Nothing to do but ride it out. And to remember that being sensitive and emotional is NOT a bad thing, no matter what the assholes at school say.

Thanks. It gets worse when I get bullied.

[Jaffe]

Thanks. It gets worse when I get bullied.

Yeah, I totally feel that. Bullies love to pick on sensitive guys, I learned that my very first day of school and they have reinforced that idea every day for 10 years. I think it is because they figure we won't fight back. In my case, they are right, and I think that's the case with lots of kids.

[Brightwolf]

Yeah, I totally feel that. Bullies love to pick on sensitive guys, I learned that my very first day of school and they have reinforced that idea every day for 10 years. I think it is because they figure we won't fight back. In my case, they are right, and I think that's the case with lots of kids.

Yep. I just really don't like what they pick on me for...

[sysrq]

It's a good thing to be emotional, world must become more emotional in a positive way, not filled with cold hearted macho types inclined towards war and aggression.

[ejpete]

It's your emotions. Embrace them. You shouldn't care what others think about you. I know that I struggle with this too. I still cry. Not infront of my friends. But I still do it and it's ok. Keep doing you.