It is also, however, something that can be employed when you're sick and tired of the emotional rollercoasters and prefer to have some stability. Stay out of 'drama'.
It may have little or nothing to do with how emotional you really are. In fact, you may have a very rich emotional world, but found out the hard way that it draws a lot of people in. People who are careless, reckless, or just not apt to get anywhere near it. So you 'block it out'.
Yes, being vulnerable and expressive is an artist's thing. Typically. But some people, artistic as well, are more reserved and require more quiet and stillness.
If someone looks like a "gray rock", that could be it, using this method. But who knows, it might be something else. Like being empty, numb, or tough enough to handle prickling and such.
It may have little or nothing to do with how emotional you really are. In fact, you may have a very rich emotional world, but found out the hard way that it draws a lot of people in. People who are careless, reckless, or just not apt to get anywhere near it. So you 'block it out'.
Yes, being vulnerable and expressive is an artist's thing. Typically. But some people, artistic as well, are more reserved and require more quiet and stillness.
If someone looks like a "gray rock", that could be it, using this method. But who knows, it might be something else. Like being empty, numb, or tough enough to handle prickling and such.
