When you get caught up in the throes of a new relationship & accidentally end up saying something you wish you hadn’t
Brad: I was having a great weekend with my girlfriend, & before I knew it, I was telling her I loved her.
Scott: Dude, that’s know as emotional turrets.
Scott: Dude, that’s know as emotional turrets.
by Guster63 July 16, 2020

When someone seems intent on telling you to stop feeling a specific emotion. Usually negativity because you're "bringing everyone's mood down" or something similar. Even when you hide your emotions in public and say one offhand comment about how you really feel,there will most likely be someone there to enact Emotional Policing. You're expected to change yourself despite how you truly feel,despite how many facts you have to back up your emotions (which you shouldn't need because that notion seeks to invalidate emotional response). Emotional Policing is everywhere.
Example one:
Todd: "Yeah,Project 2025 is going to hurt a lot of marginalized people and minorities. I'm worried my friends will die."
Bill: "Oh my god,stop being such a fucking doomer Todd! Just relax,everything will be okay."
Todd: "Oh yeah,I should totally 'just relax' when the people I know are going to be hurt or killed. Fuck you and your Emotional Policing,Bill."
Example two:
Jerry: *Expresses even one negative emotion.*
Tom: "SHUT UP YOU DOOMER PESSIMIST NEGATIVE NANCY DOOMER DOOMER DOOMER! BE HAPPY GODDAMNIT DON'T DRAG DOWN THE MOOD OF EVERYONE AROUND YOU STOP IT"
Jerry: "Fuckin' Emotional Policing.."
Todd: "Yeah,Project 2025 is going to hurt a lot of marginalized people and minorities. I'm worried my friends will die."
Bill: "Oh my god,stop being such a fucking doomer Todd! Just relax,everything will be okay."
Todd: "Oh yeah,I should totally 'just relax' when the people I know are going to be hurt or killed. Fuck you and your Emotional Policing,Bill."
Example two:
Jerry: *Expresses even one negative emotion.*
Tom: "SHUT UP YOU DOOMER PESSIMIST NEGATIVE NANCY DOOMER DOOMER DOOMER! BE HAPPY GODDAMNIT DON'T DRAG DOWN THE MOOD OF EVERYONE AROUND YOU STOP IT"
Jerry: "Fuckin' Emotional Policing.."
by Lazthedictionist November 23, 2024

by renniehugh November 3, 2015

by Flamefloat December 13, 2022

An emotion mask is something referenced my Spade while taking about reading people better, as described Spade said "Everyone wears a mask, the mask they chose will affect the rest of their life, some people get lucky and pick a good one, others aren't as fortunate. Not all masks are unintentional, some people choose one to hide their real feelings. Although it is possible to crack an emotion mask it's very hard, only the owner of the mask can choose to take it off"
by RedIxora February 12, 2021

When something or someone is encrypted in your soul. They are a part of you, for better or worse, ON your Emotional Hard Drive.
Damon: Bro, could you stop deleting our group chats, it is really annoying and makes me feel unimportant.
Brett: Group chat messages are temporary, you are on my Emotional Hard Drive.
Damon: Thanks man, still annoying tho.
Brett: Group chat messages are temporary, you are on my Emotional Hard Drive.
Damon: Thanks man, still annoying tho.
by Mike109999 September 9, 2025
