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Open expression of strong emotions "cathartic episodes" in front of/with your S.O
I recently had a slightly strange happening? moment? time? I can't quite find the words to explain it but let me set the scene in hopes you may understand; :dejection:My partner & I were watching a comedy movie, it had a pretty rocky emotional underlying plot, it must have struck a nerve or something next thing you know I'm suddenly wracking in sobs, a teary snotty mess, it was almost like a panic attack; in fact, it probably was one. "No I do not have a very traumatizing past or much emotional baggage, it would probably be considered mediocre compared to some people."
This was very out of the ordinary for me, I'm not a very emotional person in my day to day life, let alone showing raw emotions to someone out of nowhere in such an intense fashion. I didn't know what quite to do and neither did they. The movie played in the background while I broke down in their arms, this continued for nearly 2 hours. I'm usually a pro at controlling myself both mentally and physically but i just couldn't, they stayed there every second monitoring me talking when I needed assurance and just being a comforting presence in my time of extreme distress. After the wave passed I felt so drained, we talked and I tried to vocalise what had just happened but it was hard when even I didn't really know. :confused2:
Today is the day after, I don't feel anything, I'm back to my old emotionless self. It was for sure an experience and a half with my S.O I had never felt so vulnerable but protected and totally and utterly safe in my life. :distant:
What I want to know is, have you shown raw untethered emotion to/with a partner? how did it affect your relationship and or life ?:adjoint:
I recently had a slightly strange happening? moment? time? I can't quite find the words to explain it but let me set the scene in hopes you may understand; :dejection:My partner & I were watching a comedy movie, it had a pretty rocky emotional underlying plot, it must have struck a nerve or something next thing you know I'm suddenly wracking in sobs, a teary snotty mess, it was almost like a panic attack; in fact, it probably was one. "No I do not have a very traumatizing past or much emotional baggage, it would probably be considered mediocre compared to some people."
This was very out of the ordinary for me, I'm not a very emotional person in my day to day life, let alone showing raw emotions to someone out of nowhere in such an intense fashion. I didn't know what quite to do and neither did they. The movie played in the background while I broke down in their arms, this continued for nearly 2 hours. I'm usually a pro at controlling myself both mentally and physically but i just couldn't, they stayed there every second monitoring me talking when I needed assurance and just being a comforting presence in my time of extreme distress. After the wave passed I felt so drained, we talked and I tried to vocalise what had just happened but it was hard when even I didn't really know. :confused2:
Today is the day after, I don't feel anything, I'm back to my old emotionless self. It was for sure an experience and a half with my S.O I had never felt so vulnerable but protected and totally and utterly safe in my life. :distant:
What I want to know is, have you shown raw untethered emotion to/with a partner? how did it affect your relationship and or life ?:adjoint: