Do you believe you have control over your emotions?, Quick question. |
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 Mar 9 2008, 05:01 AM
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Just curious what people think on this since I've heard a few different opinions so I thought I'd bring the question here.
Do you believe you can control what you feel? I know we can all obviously control what we do with what we feel, but do you think emotions just happen and that you can't help what you feel? You may suppress the feeling whatever it may be, or just let it be, but do you think these emotions are uncontrollable or the opposite? |
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Mar 9 2008, 05:37 AM
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 Hablamos Español. Group: Official Member Posts: 1,283 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 549,364 |
I can control some emotions. Sometimes i can cope with whatever is going on in my life at that particular moment, and sometimes i break down and yell, scream and throw things. It really just depends on the day and my mood.
Sometimes i over react to little things for no apparent reason, these are some of the worst days because it seems like everything bugs me! I wear my emotions on my sleeve and i'm pretty un-predictable. |
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Mar 9 2008, 05:47 AM
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 The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
QUOTE(danceeNAKED @ Mar 9 2008, 06:37 AM)  Sometimes i over react to little things for no apparent reason, these are some of the worst days because it seems like everything bugs me! I wear my emotions on my sleeve and i'm pretty un-predictable. Agreed...With that being said, I used to be an emotional wreck. One day somebody confronted me, and said that by acting out publicly, and being childish, I am making a fool out of myself. I have learned to hide my emotions in other ways, albeit unstable ways. I think that you must control your emotions as much as humanly possible. |
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Mar 9 2008, 10:10 AM
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I think that people can control how they react to what they feel, but not the feelings themselves.
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Mar 9 2008, 10:45 AM
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 I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite :-) Group: Official Member Posts: 3,008 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 601,399 |
^ very true
i cant control my emotions. they come out befor i know it. sometimes it really sucks |
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Mar 9 2008, 10:47 AM
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 Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
I don't know about controlling emotions, but I know that after a certain point, some emotions can be numbed. Unfortunately that seems to happen when you've experienced too much pain and disappointment. At least that is my personal experience with pain numbing. So controlling emotions wasn't a conscience effort, it was a side effect from feeling too much over the years.
That sounds depressing, it really isn't. I'm a happy person, all things considered. |
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Mar 9 2008, 12:00 PM
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 Resource Center Tyrant Group: Official Member Posts: 2,263 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,306 |
I'm emotionless and cold.
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Mar 9 2008, 12:18 PM
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 <joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
QUOTE(Synesthesia @ Mar 9 2008, 11:10 AM) I think that people can control how they react to what they feel, but not the feelings themselves. agreed |
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Mar 10 2008, 02:43 AM
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You guys are dumb. Group: Member Posts: 1,252 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 25,094 |
It's easy to control how you feel. Take a lot of hormone-altering drugs.
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Mar 10 2008, 02:48 AM
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QUOTE(MissHygienic @ Mar 9 2008, 10:00 AM) I'm emotionless and cold. this explains everything. 
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Mar 10 2008, 02:49 AM
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You guys are dumb. Group: Member Posts: 1,252 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 25,094 |
QUOTE(tungmyBANANA @ Mar 10 2008, 02:48 AM) this explains everything. I'm emotionless and warm. Is that good? |
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Mar 10 2008, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE(stephinika @ Mar 9 2008, 06:01 AM) Just curious what people think on this since I've heard a few different opinions so I thought I'd bring the question here. Do you believe you can control what you feel? I know we can all obviously control what we do with what we feel, but do you think emotions just happen and that you can't help what you feel? You may suppress the feeling whatever it may be, or just let it be, but do you think these emotions are uncontrollable or the opposite? 1 word. Meditation. |
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Mar 10 2008, 02:52 PM
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 Vae Victis Group: Official Member Posts: 1,416 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,227 |
Yes, I can, because I can control the outlook I cast.
For instance, I don't feel sadness because I contrast my antagonistic ordeal with concepts greater than the sum of its parts, which renders it trivially inconsequential to me. That's the philosopher's method. |
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Mar 10 2008, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
QUOTE(Reidar @ Mar 10 2008, 03:52 PM) Yes, I can, because I can control the outlook I cast. I don't feel sadness because I contrast my antagonistic ordeal with concepts greater than the sum of its parts, which renders it trivially inconsequential to me. That's the philosopher's method. Agreed. |
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Mar 10 2008, 03:26 PM
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No, and I also don't have any control over what I believe or even what I'm writing right now.
Hmmm, hard determinism makes answering this question really easy. It's the philosopher's way, na! |
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Mar 10 2008, 03:30 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
^...says the narcissist. :P
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Mar 11 2008, 06:07 AM
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Not really. I get irritated FAST and my face is one of those you can read like a damnable book - so everyone knows exactly what it is I'm thinking.
Pride stops me from showing I'm upset to anyone, though. |
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Mar 11 2008, 06:59 AM
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 (′ ･ω･｀) Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,179 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,477 |
hmmm. not really
 i can control some, then at extreme moments i lose all control of them. |
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Mar 11 2008, 05:52 PM
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in the reverb chamber. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,022 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 300,308 |
QUOTE(superstitious @ Mar 10 2008, 02:30 PM) ^...says the narcissist. :P It's not like I can help that I'm so lovable. |
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Mar 11 2008, 05:54 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
Since I can be a bit emotionally unstable at times(I know people, ME of all people...)I was told this one thing: The day you let people control your emotions, is the day that you don't have any self control period.
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