Why are Women so Emotional?

This article is for all those men, who are
bewildered about how emotional women are,
and for all those women who haven't been able
to understand their overemotional behavior
lately.
"Run your fingers through my soul. For once,
just once, feel exactly what I feel, believe what
I believe, perceive as I perceive, look,
experience, examine, and for once; just once,
understand." - Anonymous
Understand the above mentioned quote and
that's all you will need to understand why
women are so emotional. Women are like
that, not just one, but most of us. Don't take it
as a disorder, rather accept it as a fact. That's
how they are meant to be and like us for what
we are and not for what you want us to be.

Men express themselves in fewer words but
women need detailing. There are many such
differences between us which we all should
respect and not try to change. This article will
help you in understanding why women are
very emotional, expressive and garrulous.


A Scientific Explanation

The Left and the Right Brain

Men and women are structured differently,
and so are the ways in which their brains
function. Women tend to use the left and the
right side of their brain, whereas men tend to
use the left side more. The left side of our
brain is responsible for logical reasoning and
problem solving skills, and the right side is
responsible for performing prosodic language
functions, creativity, facial perception, and for
generating emotions. So, the left side of our
brain takes care of our IQ and the right side
takes care of our EQ. Therefore, as men use
the left side of their brain more, they are more
efficient in dealing with situations by applying
logical reasoning, and rationality. Whereas
women use both sides of their brain and
therefore deal with problems and issues with
creativity and being aware about the feelings
associated with it. Also the right side of our
brain is responsible for our ability to express
our feelings, thoughts, and language grasping.
Therefore, women are also known for being
better at picking up new languages and for
being creative.

Women are Better at Expressing
Women have a more developed limbic system.
The limbic system deals with such human
aspects as behavior, emotions and memory. It
allows them to feel and express their feelings
in a better way and to bond with others easily.
Though the problem with this is that, it opens
the doors of depression, specifically when
undergoing the phase of hormonal shifts
during their menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
So, during such stages, a woman can seem to
be overly emotional and moody.

Dealing with Stress
Also, the way women handle stress is different
from men. A hormone called Oxytocin is
released when someone's in stress. These
hormones work in a different way in men and
in women. When men are in stress, the
testosterone in them reduces the effect of
oxytocin, which ends up making men
aggressive and angry. Women on the other
hand have estrogen which enhances the
oxytocin hormone, the effects of which result
in feelings of calmness and nurturing. Men are
not good at expressing their feelings and
thoughts and instead react angrily or
aggressively. More than sorting out things by
talking they are always ready for a fight.
Women on the other end, tend to deal with
stress using the 'Tend to befriend' strategy. In
this, women when in stress tend to talk it out
or discuss it with others and feel better once
they have expressed themselves.

Women Feel More Pain
Amygdala is an area in the brain which is
activated when a person undergoes pain.
Amygdala is also a part of the limbic system,
but deals more with emotions related to pain.
Amygdala is present in both men and women.
However, men and women perceive pain
differently. Women feel more pain than men.
This can be explained by the fact that when in
physical pain, men are given less morphine
than women to achieve the same amount of
pain reduction. As women feel pain more
intensely than men, they are more vocal about
their pain and seek treatment.

Men and Women are Different
So, the fact is that, women feel more and feel
differently compared to men. They cry and
grieve over flipping things especially when
they are going through their PMS or when
pregnant. There is so much change going on in
a woman's body every month that at times
dealing with normal issues also seems like a
task. That is why when they express
themselves when in pain or stress, they appear
to be more emotional. Men undergo changes
with comparatively less intensity, and they
don't get emotionally moved easily. That's the
way they are made. So, if you look from a man's
perspective, women appear to be more
emotional.
Women are emotional, agreed but they are 'so
emotional' only when you compare them with
men. Not just that, a lot of women are also
overly emotional, and the reasons for that
could be either the hormonal changes going on
inside them or because of a bad past. A few
people, be it men or women find it difficult to
get over a situation or forget what happened in
the past and move on. Such people tend to
hold on to their past and are very emotional
about small things.

"Men are Supposed to be Tough"
Another factor is that men are supposed to be
tough, and this perception has been drilled
into their minds since they were kids. Now,
even if a man feels like crying or expressing
himself over a bad incident, he will be
compelled to not do so. This is because of the
society's perception of how men should be and
behave. Men are emotional too, but it's just
that they don't express it that often.
Even after men and women are constantly
compared and judged, the fact is that they are
created differently and have different
tendencies. Understanding the fact that we
men and women are different from each other
and yet inseparable, will help you understand
that issues or differences between the two
genders can only be resolved by mutual
understanding. We need to respect each other
for what we are.
There is great advantage in understanding
why women are so emotional, for both genders.
It will help women overcome depression and
emotional turbulence easily out of self
realization. And, it will help men in
understating that it is very normal and natural
for women to be as emotional as they are.
Know what women really want and you will
surely live a happy life.
Ann Kring a Psychologist from Vanderbilt
University, has answered the question of why
women are so emotional in the shortest and the
simplest way possible. She said, "It is incorrect
to make a blanket statement that women are
more emotional than men, it is correct to say
that women show their emotions more than
men."

This is true.
In recent times such issues with my fiancee has been surfacing.

Yh.