An Emotion (n.) is a compound which can be transformed, combined, or displaced. As such what we feel is very often the result of a distortion which, in turn produces a disconnect between the emotion we feel and the idea we associate with it.
Emotion (n.) is not capable of being repressed, but behind the emotion displayed there is often an idea which cannot be articulated, and so in its place comes another idea a 'false connection' or rationalisation.
An Emotion (n.) is often distorted through associations to a false target in order to hide a different grievance we are unconscious of.
An Emotion (n.) never dies. If unexpressed it is buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.
An Emotion (n.) feels all our own but actually often belongs to someone else, for emotional expressions are intersubjective: If you smile, I tend to smile... if you get angry, I am likely to get angry too.
An Emotion (n.) is the product of transformation, exchange, or distortion. As such it is unable to be taken at face value or used as an indicator of what is actually going on in a person's life.