emotion locking

when someone only lets you talk or act in a certain emotion, whether it be positive or negative

bob is emotion locking me and only lets me speak positively about what he likes

by ConeheadZombie April 29, 2023

Emotional Masturbation

Making negative comment about oneself expecting a positive and opposite rmark from another

Nicholas: I'm fat
Bob: Yes you are, I'm not falling for that Emotional Masturbation
Nicholas: *Cries olive oil tears*

by d_Firefox_b March 7, 2023

emotional tornado

A combination of anxiety and emotional distress and their spiral toward a child's inability to self-regulate, as witnessed in children, often during a regular school day. The emotional tornado spins from anxiety, emotional distress and poor self-regulation, followed by greater anxiety and further emotional turmoil. An emotional tornado can wreak havoc on a child's stress response system, impair maturing brain circuits and increase the probability for long-term learning, behavior and overall health.

Ashley's daily dose of bullying on the playground led to her heightened anxiety, emotional distress from the name calling and an inability to maintain her self-regulation in the recess line; she was experiencing an emotional tornado.

by docec May 11, 2016

Emotional headlock

When, for one reason or another, you have actual things to do but you get sucked into an emotional situation (i.e. becoming an shoulder to lean on) that you are unable to extricate yourself from and end up having to ride it out even if it means not getting your stuff done.

“Sorry I’m 20 minutes late; I was put into an emotional headlock by my bestie who needed someone to listen”

by RatchedRN78 March 28, 2021

Emotional Hedge

Placing a wager or betting currency against a sports team in which you root for. Placing an “emotional hedge” means that love and fandom for the particular team that you are betting against outweighs your value of and possession of money. If your bet wins, you are still unhappy due to your team losing, however can look on the bright side due to a slight or large gain of wealth. Placing this type of bet usually only associates with the most die hard fans of their team. Additionally, this bet is most prevalent when odds of your team winning are at their highest therefore you can profit the most in case (god forbid) utter heartbreak occurs, and they blow the game.

Boys, the Falcons are up big and it would really suck if they blew this Super Bowl. We better place an emotional hedge just in case the Patriots come back and break our hearts.

by The Doctor 69 December 30, 2022

emotional wedgie

Felling butt hurt and bent. Got kicked in the va-jay-jay. Panties in a wad. Depressed and sad. All delivered to you by your local bully and/or ass kicker.

Dude gave him an emotional wedgie, now he's acting like a little bitch about everything.

by Big shifter. May 18, 2014

emotional algorithm

Your emotional algorithm, is a subconscious selection process that is choosing the wrong the person for you. You overlook the red flags because are so familiar that they feel like home. Possibly the same red flags as one of your parents.

Me sobbing during a break up - Gawd! I can't believe I ended up with another prick who treats me like garbage! My emotional algorithm must be broken. What is wrong with me?

by Siouxsie Supertramp October 9, 2023