I'm looking for ideas about a couple of things:
1. How to maintain my stability and sense of self in the face of others' strong emotions
2. Ways to express or release anger that don't involve anything violent (violent includes hitting pillows, stomping, door slamming, etc)
3. Ways to identify and accept emotions when they arise, so that I can be calm and convey them calmly and rationally in the moment.
Any help would be great!
Not all those who wander are lost...
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Okay here's what I thought of:
1. The idea (buddhist maybe?) of being like running water when it encounters a rock...it just flows around it. It doesn't try to withstand the unmovable structure of the rock. Can it be okay for my "self" to flow based on who I am around? I don't know.
2. I have written emails that I never sent. Even safer would probably be to write in a word doc so I don't ever accidentally hit send. I make 'em really long, so that by the time I get to the end I'm worn out.
3. Book I'm reading now calls it 'noting'. Just sit quietly for five minutes, and note the emotions that come into head. Not judge, just note. Emotions, thoughts, feelings of comfort, etc...The neatest one it suggests: try to note whether you wake up to an in-breath or an out-breath in the morning. Neither is preferred, just note it.
Love ya!
I'm glad he came up with some suggestions 'cause I had nothing. Hopefully those will prompt something for youz.
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