[General] emotional life ?

andrewg927 said:

Please provide more context. Thanks.

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Toxic said:

Hi.
What is the exact meaning of "emotional life" in the following sentence?

Feels uncomfortable with his or her emotional life

(It is about narcissists.)
​Does it mean he or she is uncomfortable [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] with feeling emotions? [STRIKE]or what ?[/STRIKE] If not, what does it mean?

Thanks in advance.

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Toxic said:

The text is about narcissists traits and the author is listing probable traits of extreme narcissists:

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- Feels uncomfortable with his or her emotional life
- Lacks interest in you and your feelings
- Criticizes you for feeling “too much” or for “overreacting”

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emsr2d2 said:

Note my corrections above. It's important to start every sentence with a capital letter.

One's "emotional life" is basically all the emotions one feels during one's daily life. So yes, it means that the person feels uncomfortable dealing with his/her emotions.

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Toxic said:

Thanks, but I do not understand how one can feel uncomfortable with, say, pleasant emotions.

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emsr2d2 said:

Note my changes above. Your use of ellipses in the sentence were not appropriate. You needed commas.

Most people who have problems with their emotions do, admittedly, have more of a problem with more serious emotions but it is possible for people to even have trouble feeling happy!

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Toxic said:

The author is talking about Extreme Narcissists and these kind of people do not "have trouble feeling happy!".
So I think "emotional life" has another meaning in the above sentence and has nothing to do with all of the emotions narcissists feel.

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