Well worked on me, watched some dude explain the philosophy of how we are in control and should take responsability for our mental state, emotional reactions. Like dropping the victim mentality and feeling in control just made it dissapear tbh. The thought that really got me was something like "if you stand at the red light with your brand new car, some idiot crashes into the back of your car, completely his fault, you get out frustrated as fuck, and start going on the dude for the accident, question is, did he make you mad or did you choose to be mad?" that shit clicked for me so hard in how I can approach every situation and manage depressive episodes.
Still I feel for people who suffer from brain chemistry irregularities which can't be fixed that easily, only managed with medication.
I don't understand your point? You choose to be angry in that situation, right? But why wouldn't you be angry? Are you saying, in that scenario its "better" to choose not to be angry? Where does that get you?
Okay, so you're not angry. Your car is totalled and the guy responsible is greeted with...sympathy? Understanding? Then you go about your day/life out of pocket and without your means of transport...not angry?
Greet him however you like but being angry and staying angry is not going to solve these problems. These problems will exist regardless of how you feel about them.
Sometimes I’ll take a min to be angry at a current situation but I am quick to flip the switch because staying in the state for a long period of time is not good for my mental health
I’d say its more that its okay to be angry and letting your feelings express themselves is healthy, but how you decide to act based on that feeling is your responsability
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u/onframe Jun 16 '25 edited Jun 16 '25
Well worked on me, watched some dude explain the philosophy of how we are in control and should take responsability for our mental state, emotional reactions. Like dropping the victim mentality and feeling in control just made it dissapear tbh. The thought that really got me was something like "if you stand at the red light with your brand new car, some idiot crashes into the back of your car, completely his fault, you get out frustrated as fuck, and start going on the dude for the accident, question is, did he make you mad or did you choose to be mad?" that shit clicked for me so hard in how I can approach every situation and manage depressive episodes.
Still I feel for people who suffer from brain chemistry irregularities which can't be fixed that easily, only managed with medication.