How do you keep your emotions in check

AFPJ · 2016-10-13T03:51:20+00:00

Wish I could tell you, I don't feel shit anymore. Would be willing to buy your excess feelings, actually.

stickfiguresk · 2016-10-13T04:02:03+00:00

We're jaded from years of Machiavellian practices and pessimistic thinking, and callus from whatever drove us here.

TheStumblingWolf · 2016-10-13T08:46:36+00:00

My boss thinks I'm from the planet Vulcan and my ex complained that my mood was too neutral all the time. I've always been like that so what I'm gonna tell you should be taken with a grain of salt.

The artists I know who have an artist temperament seem to be living in some sort of dream world. It's like they can't handle the real world rearing its ugly head. They break down easily because it doesn't take much for their dream world to be compromised. When they're compromised they're labelled "especially sensitive". I think what would help is to just come to terms with the fact that life is ruthless. That's one of RP's strengths - it lays bare the mechanics of how things actually work.

That said I also think it might be a matter of getting hardened. If you experience the same hardship multiple times eventually you grow numb. So basically - life experience is needed.

TirionTheHallowed · 2016-10-13T05:00:43+00:00

When i start getting any kind of emotional shit, I run. I run till my legs feel like they will fall off. Works every time.

O_Son · 2016-11-13T04:50:40+00:00

I have the same issue, but I've noticed that there seems to be a chain of events where: stressful event/disrespect leads to anger which leads to breathing getting worse which leads to more anger/tension.

So a way to at least decrease tension and anger is to breathe slow and deep. I have trouble remembering this often, but I'm working on it and it seems to help.

Title	How do you keep your emotions in check
Author	PM-ME-YOUR-SEXTAPE
Upvotes	2
Comments	6
Date	October 13, 2016 3:28 AM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
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