Can we choose our emotions, or do they happen to us?

Emotions is not something that happens all of a sudden but it’s an influence. Probably you got to chose yours or influence through people around you or through what you watch and hear

I think that emotions are controllable,  but it depends on who exactly is directly involved, because at times things that  change your emotional status can happen unexpectedly

We can only choose how to react to our emotions but not our emotion itself

You cannot choose your emotions, you can only choose the extent you allow it control or affect you

It happens but we can choose to be emotional or not

I think we can choose but we still have to accept the ones that come

No we don’t choose it

I don’t think we can choose it, I believe it just happens

Emotions often happen to us involuntarily, but we can influence and manage them through awareness, cognitive reframing, self-regulation, behavioral changes, and seeking support.

when i think of something bad that happens to me emotions came up 

Both happen.It depends on the situation.For example,when one received word of a loved one or friend’s passing,the emotion does occur.As for controlling,that happens when one has heard a funny joke,or if there is a heated discussion a person removes themselves from that.

I am going to say both, depending on the situation.

In my spiritual journey and doing the work to learn what and who I am I have come to the realization that most of our emotions come from outside sources and not all of our thoughts are our own. if you are highly intuitive like myself and empathetic and are a sponge to others’ energy then yes it happens to you sometimes without you even realizing it, however, once you get in tune with yourself you will learn how to decipher if those are yours or someone else’s.

I think you can control your emotions to some degree but feeling emotions is something that happens to us naturally and cannot completely be controlled.

they just happen to us 

I think we decide what will affect us, when, and how. We can be surprised and react in a totally uncontrolled,unfamiliar way also. The situations make a difference also how you are feeling at any given moment.

Emotions don’t just happen to us. Different people have different emotional problems. These differences are due to personality of an individual person. This can be genetic make up of the person. Some emotions comes about considering the environment one has been brought up. Some are as result of side effect of a certain drug used.

I think emotions just happen to you