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I'm looking for a word or phrase to describe someone who doesn't handle emotions well. Not someone who has no emotions or is bad at relating to others, but someone who does not cope well with powerful emotions (mostly negative, but could be positive as well, like if they're afraid of relationships and find themselves falling in love). Something that might describe someone who immediately falls to unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with or all-out avoid situations they don't like.
Ideally, this might also refer to someone who ignores/buries their emotions until they "explode" in anger or grief, but any word for someone who will run away from their emotions is great. Trying to describe a character that's story makes this aspect of them a huge part of their personality.
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I'm looking for a word or phrase to describe someone who doesn't handle emotions well. Not someone who has no emotions or is bad at relating to others, but someone who does not cope well with powerful emotions (mostly negative, but could be positive as well, like if they're afraid of relationships and find themselves falling in love). Something that might describe someone who immediately falls to unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with or all-out avoid situations they don't like.
Ideally, this might also refer to someone who ignores/buries their emotions until they "explode" in anger or grief, but any word for someone who will run away from their emotions is great. Trying to describe a character that's story makes this aspect of them a huge part of their personality.
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Can you give an example sentence where you would use the word?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Terms such as "emotionally brittle" or "volatile" are sometimes used.
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
@HotLicks: A volatile introvert.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
Hysterical? Although it has nothing to do with burying emotions.
– Grizzly
47 mins ago
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I'm looking for a word or phrase to describe someone who doesn't handle emotions well. Not someone who has no emotions or is bad at relating to others, but someone who does not cope well with powerful emotions (mostly negative, but could be positive as well, like if they're afraid of relationships and find themselves falling in love). Something that might describe someone who immediately falls to unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with or all-out avoid situations they don't like.
Ideally, this might also refer to someone who ignores/buries their emotions until they "explode" in anger or grief, but any word for someone who will run away from their emotions is great. Trying to describe a character that's story makes this aspect of them a huge part of their personality.
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I'm looking for a word or phrase to describe someone who doesn't handle emotions well. Not someone who has no emotions or is bad at relating to others, but someone who does not cope well with powerful emotions (mostly negative, but could be positive as well, like if they're afraid of relationships and find themselves falling in love). Something that might describe someone who immediately falls to unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with or all-out avoid situations they don't like.
Ideally, this might also refer to someone who ignores/buries their emotions until they "explode" in anger or grief, but any word for someone who will run away from their emotions is great. Trying to describe a character that's story makes this aspect of them a huge part of their personality.
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Can you give an example sentence where you would use the word?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Terms such as "emotionally brittle" or "volatile" are sometimes used.
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
@HotLicks: A volatile introvert.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
Hysterical? Although it has nothing to do with burying emotions.
– Grizzly
47 mins ago
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Can you give an example sentence where you would use the word?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Terms such as "emotionally brittle" or "volatile" are sometimes used.
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
@HotLicks: A volatile introvert.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
Hysterical? Although it has nothing to do with burying emotions.
– Grizzly
47 mins ago
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Can you give an example sentence where you would use the word?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Can you give an example sentence where you would use the word?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Terms such as "emotionally brittle" or "volatile" are sometimes used.
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
Terms such as "emotionally brittle" or "volatile" are sometimes used.
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
@HotLicks: A volatile introvert.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
@HotLicks: A volatile introvert.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
Hysterical? Although it has nothing to do with burying emotions.
– Grizzly
47 mins ago
Hysterical? Although it has nothing to do with burying emotions.
– Grizzly
47 mins ago
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Someone who is bad at
handling their emotions, is often considered as discomposed:
“discomposedâ€Â
ADJECTIVE
having your composure disturbed
The adj. discomposed is the derivative form of discomposure, a word which can be contrasted with the word equanimity, denoting a state of being calm and undisturbed. While the adjectival form of equanimity is equanimous.
There's a post contrary to this one, under the title of:
- Word or short phrase to describe an individual who does not tend towards extremes of emotions?
In this post, most of users suggested “equanimous,†which I suspect that this is antonymous to “discomposed.â€Â
answered 44 mins ago
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I'd like to suggest the word touchy.
Touchy: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/touchy
Meaning: Easily upset or offended; oversensitive.
Usage: "she's a little touchy about her age".
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It sounds like "repressed" is the right word for this, because it has the connotation of suppressing emotions until they boil over and explode.
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Someone who is bad at
handling their emotions, is often considered as discomposed:
“discomposedâ€Â
ADJECTIVE
having your composure disturbed
The adj. discomposed is the derivative form of discomposure, a word which can be contrasted with the word equanimity, denoting a state of being calm and undisturbed. While the adjectival form of equanimity is equanimous.
There's a post contrary to this one, under the title of:
- Word or short phrase to describe an individual who does not tend towards extremes of emotions?
In this post, most of users suggested “equanimous,†which I suspect that this is antonymous to “discomposed.â€Â
answered 44 mins ago
Eddy
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Someone who is bad at
handling their emotions, is often considered as discomposed:
“discomposedâ€Â
ADJECTIVE
having your composure disturbed
The adj. discomposed is the derivative form of discomposure, a word which can be contrasted with the word equanimity, denoting a state of being calm and undisturbed. While the adjectival form of equanimity is equanimous.
There's a post contrary to this one, under the title of:
- Word or short phrase to describe an individual who does not tend towards extremes of emotions?
In this post, most of users suggested “equanimous,†which I suspect that this is antonymous to “discomposed.â€Â
answered 44 mins ago
Eddy
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up vote
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Someone who is bad at
handling their emotions, is often considered as discomposed:
“discomposedâ€Â
ADJECTIVE
having your composure disturbed
The adj. discomposed is the derivative form of discomposure, a word which can be contrasted with the word equanimity, denoting a state of being calm and undisturbed. While the adjectival form of equanimity is equanimous.
There's a post contrary to this one, under the title of:
- Word or short phrase to describe an individual who does not tend towards extremes of emotions?
In this post, most of users suggested “equanimous,†which I suspect that this is antonymous to “discomposed.â€Â
answered 44 mins ago
Eddy
2,72411440
Someone who is bad at
handling their emotions, is often considered as discomposed:
“discomposedâ€Â
ADJECTIVE
having your composure disturbed
The adj. discomposed is the derivative form of discomposure, a word which can be contrasted with the word equanimity, denoting a state of being calm and undisturbed. While the adjectival form of equanimity is equanimous.
There's a post contrary to this one, under the title of:
- Word or short phrase to describe an individual who does not tend towards extremes of emotions?
In this post, most of users suggested “equanimous,†which I suspect that this is antonymous to “discomposed.â€Â
answered 44 mins ago
Eddy
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I'd like to suggest the word touchy.
Touchy: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/touchy
Meaning: Easily upset or offended; oversensitive.
Usage: "she's a little touchy about her age".
answered 17 mins ago
ubi hatt
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up vote
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I'd like to suggest the word touchy.
Touchy: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/touchy
Meaning: Easily upset or offended; oversensitive.
Usage: "she's a little touchy about her age".
answered 17 mins ago
ubi hatt
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up vote
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up vote
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I'd like to suggest the word touchy.
Touchy: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/touchy
Meaning: Easily upset or offended; oversensitive.
Usage: "she's a little touchy about her age".
answered 17 mins ago
ubi hatt
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I'd like to suggest the word touchy.
Touchy: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/touchy
Meaning: Easily upset or offended; oversensitive.
Usage: "she's a little touchy about her age".
answered 17 mins ago
ubi hatt
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answered 17 mins ago
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It sounds like "repressed" is the right word for this, because it has the connotation of suppressing emotions until they boil over and explode.
answered 2 hours ago
NRitH
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It sounds like "repressed" is the right word for this, because it has the connotation of suppressing emotions until they boil over and explode.
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It sounds like "repressed" is the right word for this, because it has the connotation of suppressing emotions until they boil over and explode.
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It sounds like "repressed" is the right word for this, because it has the connotation of suppressing emotions until they boil over and explode.
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Can you give an example sentence where you would use the word?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Terms such as "emotionally brittle" or "volatile" are sometimes used.
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
@HotLicks: A volatile introvert.
– Ricky
1 hour ago
Hysterical? Although it has nothing to do with burying emotions.
– Grizzly
47 mins ago