Someone who is always there for someone else in their time of emotional need but after they make someone else feel good they are thrown to the side and forgotten.
I feel like an emotional hooker the way my ex just kept me to make her feel better and then left me whenever I needed the same support .
by Juan 🦋☄️^~^🦋☄️ April 20, 2020

The emotional breakdown that you experience as you never hear your parents saying "Good job" as they blatantly believe in the quote from the 2014 movie Whiplash saying "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'."
After years of chasing approval and never getting a 'Good job,' I finally hit a wall—talk about Emotional Whiplash!
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025

by Emotional outburst April 2, 2015

The act of shaming someone for having emotions. Also known as emotional abuse. Never do this, just don't, especially parents and partners. Just because you don't feel doesn't mean you have to make others shameful of being human.
Person 1: my bf broke up with me!
Person 2: haha, you're so dramatic! Why don't you post some pity parties on twitter?
Person 1: hey, that's Emotion Shaming. I'm not your friend anymore.
Person 2: haha, you're so dramatic! Why don't you post some pity parties on twitter?
Person 1: hey, that's Emotion Shaming. I'm not your friend anymore.
by Local_eldritch_gryphon April 23, 2021

Named after "something heavy that you carry around wherever you go," this term refers to unresolved negative emotions and past experiences that continue to affect a person's present life and relationships.
She realized that her emotional baggage from previous relationships was holding her back from truly connecting with someone new.
by Emotional Cruiser August 7, 2025

The feeling of being overwhelmed by virtual love and affection from another person but without a viable outlet to express this love, so you end up feeling sad and alone.
Friend 1: Ugh, i’m getting major emotional blue balls right now from my long-distance girlfriend.
Friend 2: What? Why?
Friend 1: look at this sweet paragraph she just sent.
Friend 2: What? Why?
Friend 1: look at this sweet paragraph she just sent.
by haileyray June 21, 2021

A poor person in a movie about rich people who only exists to teach the wealth-scarred protagonist(s) how to feel or act like humans
“Sam has such a loving family and he’s got his act together. It’s almost like he’s the rich guy instead of Derrick”
“Sam’s family showed up once on screen, and he has no problems or personality of his own. He’s just an emotional support poor.”
“Sam’s family showed up once on screen, and he has no problems or personality of his own. He’s just an emotional support poor.”
by Sapphic_Santana March 20, 2022
