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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')
Book Ref
Goldie,Peter: 'The Emotions' [OUP 2002], p.48
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.