Full Idea
There is a contrast in commonsense psychology between 'being emotional' and 'having an emotion'.
Gist of Idea
'Having an emotion' differs from 'being emotional'
Source
Peter Goldie (The Emotions [2000], 2 'Conclusion')
A Reaction
Is this just that being emotional is displaying the existing emotion? Though we say someone is 'being emotional' when the emotion seems to take control of their actions.
Book Reference
Goldie,Peter: 'The Emotions' [OUP 2002], p.48