# When Someone "Sighs"; Drama Queen Or Real Emotion?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-sighs-drama-queen-or-real-emotion/292945>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 4, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-sighs-drama-queen-or-real-emotion/292945 "2005-03-04T19:36:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-sighs-drama-queen-or-real-emotion/292945/21 "2005-03-07T21:36:56Z")

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> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> Same with me. My husband is always asking me what’s wrong, and it catches me off guard. I do know I sometimes hold my breath when concentrating on something - maybe it’s my way of balancing that out?

Same thing happens to me. Especially when I’m writing or concentrating on something really hard. When I pause, I’ll sigh, and my husband immediately wants to know what’s wrong. We have this exchange at least three times a day.

Me: _sigh_  
Him: What’s wrong?  
Me: Nothing. I’m just breathing.

And on it goes. _sigh_

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**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-sighs-drama-queen-or-real-emotion/292945/22 "2005-03-08T15:15:27Z")

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Count me in as one of the unconscious sighers, or whatever (I sigh all the time and don’t realize I do it). I suppose I don’t breathe as well as I should.

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**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-sighs-drama-queen-or-real-emotion/292945/23 "2005-03-08T17:17:45Z")

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> [@DMark](#):
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> Got me to thinking…is there such a thing as an honest “sigh” or is it always the bellow of a lazy beast?

A bit of both? While leaving the office yesterday, I heard myself giving a long sigh - then turned a corner, and saw my boss - oops.

I certainly didn’t mean to sigh, it just happened. I definitely didn’t mean to be heard. But my subconcious can be overdramatic.

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