Overly Emotional when Little?

[Guest Dandy Blob]

Do any of you other littles/middles find that your emotions & how you handle situations are a lot worse when you are actually feeling little/middle?

 

Normally when I do go into little space I am pretty chill & happy...though I am always on my own (sometimes in chat) so there aren't really many external things to change that. Today I had a really weird (to me) moment that I haven't had before and am wondering if this is normal. My emotions have always been really big, I am pretty sure I have some emotional dysregulation problems but I have learned over the years to chill them & myself out. Well today my emotions super bowled me over, that hasn't happened in a really long time and it really caught me off guard.

 

All the coping mechanisms and healthy skills I have taught myself over the years were just not there at all and I basically resorted to doing what I used to do as a kid & teen...run & hide away because it felt so big and I didn't know how to deal with it. I snapped out of it quick but I still feel off and am wondering if this is a normal thing. Thanks folks for reading my messy post!

[Phoenix78]

i usually am really emotional when i go into little space. i really don't like going into little space cause i get into like a mental breakdown for a few days or weeks maybe more so for me it's normal but i'm not sure about how any others feel.

[Drillbit46]

Apple Sauce (if I may address you as that, if not please correct me!), you are not alone with this. It is common I've noticed in the littles I've been with and was a platonic CG for. One important thing to take into consideration with my response is that this is coming from a Daddy, not a little. Over the years I've noticed my romantic littles and platonic littles were always far more emotional when they went into little space. Often times it was a super happy and excited emotional state. There were several times when bad feelings would overcome them though. When this would happen they needed a lot stronger coping mechanisms and a lot more comforting to help them through it. Sometimes it would leave them drained, or feeling off as you said, for a couple days after as well (in both big space and little space).

 

I would suggest considering establishing a support network of fellow littles/middles that you can reach out to in times of need. If that isn't something that you think will help, think about a comfort object or a comforting activity to help you ground yourself again and bring your mood back to a positive feeling. These might help, it is something to at least consider.

 

I hope you start feeling better soon!!!