QotD

[brynndragon]

"Logic is the opiate of those who are afraid of their feelings."

*dons asbestos suit*

EDIT: We have competition for QotD: "Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. Give him ramen noodles, and you don’t have to teach him anything." (from Momofuku Ando's obituary)

Comments

[the-xtina.livejournal.com]

Entertainingly, I come at it from the other angle - I run those diagnostics automatically, and often dismissively, and am in the process of learning how to just let the emotions freakin' happen, sometimes.

I cry a little bit more easily, as a result, but I feel less like I need a brain enema every year, so I suppose that's a good thing.

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

Hey whatevah works for you! :)
Letting the emotions just happen is good too.
See, I've always cried a bit too easily for my comfort level.
And tears do not always mean sadness for me. I can cry, angry, happy, overtired . . . .I leak. By and large this is okay. But, tears can be seen as 'manipulative'. Thus I tried to learn some headspace tweaks and overrides. Getting teary, regardless of the reason can also be amazingly vulnerable. 'Emotionally naked', I say.