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Originally Posted by maskedmelon
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i don't think the tweeter was suggesting that people are incapable of reason without emotion. i think the argument that he struggled to articulate is that reason cannot deliver preference and what we do conforms to our preference. What he fails to understand though is that it is entirely possible to do things that make us feel bad because we know they will produce a better outcome.
also, irulan, im not sure this will work for you, but it has for me. i discovered that what you are decsribing (at least for me) are irrational fears generated as defense mechanism to avoid particular conflict (im using conflict here in a very broad sense to refer to anything that makes us feel unease). the solution that I found was to vocally reject such thought as irrational fears while asserting their source as an understandable avoiding reaction, but rejecting it too and then resolving to destroy the conflict. that doesn't mean destroy the sources or arena of conflict, just the conflict itself. The goal is not to destroy the people, places or things associated with the conflict, while eliminating the conflict itself. Clear the hurdle and put it behind you. the challenge sometimes can be just identifying the conflict. talking to oneself can be a good way of ferreting those out because we are very easily able to feel when we say something we know isn't true. sorry if this doesn't make sense or isn't helpful. just something I've stumbled on.
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Breaking out of negative thought patterns can often be approached by simply resolving not to entertain them any longer. One can make a conscientious decision to embrace positivity and reject self-defeating mental chatter.
Thought precedes both action and, more often than not, emotion as well.