Is Not Hiding My Emotions to the Absolute Best of My Ability Attention-Seeking and Needy?

I dont write these that often, but here we go....

That gnarly little anxiety: “” Buckle up, buttercup, because we’re gonna dismantle this bad boy like it owes us money.

First Things First: Emotions Aren’t a Damn Crime

Let’s get one thing straight (even if none of us here are): having emotions is not a fucking crime. Being a person means having feelings. Hell, even animals have feelings. You ever seen a cat knock something off a table? That’s pure, unadulterated spite. You ever watch a dog’s face when you leave for work? That’s heart-wrenching sorrow. So why the hell do we hold ourselves to some superhuman standard of “stoic robot with no weaknesses”? It’s absurd.

Emotions are part of the package deal of existing. They’re not shameful. They’re not extra. They’re not “distracting everyone from what really matters.” They just are. They’re like farts. Everyone has them, and trying to hold them in all the t…