Meaning of emo

Most people think an emo person, is a person who plain self harms. For attencion, etc... Emo, is actually short for Emo(tional). An emo person, is a person with amplified emotions. So depression is aplified, and there fore they take further measures most don't take (Self harm). Emo people are usually only pictured as self harming depressive people because...

Depression is a strong feeling, and when an emotional person is depressed. Depression is amplified... and it can lead to doing things you don't normally do. Emo people don't cut for attencion, they do it when they feel depressed or guilty because the depression is so amplified, that physical pain seems good.

When you feel guilty... imagine that guilt 1000 times stronger. That's what being emo is... stronger emotions. The word emo started out as a word for a type of music... then it evolved and became the slang word for emo - tional! People seem to forget emo people aren't just depressive cutters... Most people don't know emo stands for emotional!

THAT'S what being emo means.

-Being emotional

-Amplified emotions