What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?
I’m sorry to say that I sometimes find myself in a situation when I get a bit overwhelmed by negative feelings. I often express this (silently, mentally) by wishing Russia would just release their nuclear arsenal and we wouldn’t be bothered by all the day-to-day BS.
This is, of course, an extreme—and let’s face it, ridiculous—view and, when I consider that thought for several seconds after it becomes conscious, I think, “Well, no, that’s a bit much,” and get past it.
Luckily my rational brain continues to be rational. In angry moments, I tend to lash out (again, in my head), often telepathically demanding to know of someone, “Why is this important?” I then receive my own broadcast and realize that whatever I think is important is also not important. And I calm down.
I feel fortunate to have brain chemistry that allows for quick recovery, and don’t spend time wallowing, ruminating, or carrying those grudges (because, as I’ve often said, you don’t carry grudges; they carry you). I wish more people could discharge their negative feelings quickly and efficiently.
And forget the nukes. The air, water, weather, and stupid people will kill us long before that happens.
MUSOFYR 