When emotional, is the origin of your feelings external or is it internal? "He made me get angry" vs. "I feel angry"
Do you externalize or internalize the source of your feelings?
Are your feelings easier to control if you have determined that they come from within?
Do you think that it is possible to change your perception of emotion as coming from within rather than being forced upon you?
Is it easier to be accountable for your emotions if it's up to you how to feel?
6 Answers to "When emotional, is the origin of your feelings external or is it internal? "He made me get angry" vs. "I feel angry""
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I problem is that too many people fly off the handle before thinking about the consequences. If fighting actually cured problems instead of creating more then this scenario would work out great for all those hot heads but the fact is it doesn't, which goes to show if those same clowns had interalized their anger then maybe more of them would still have their girlfriends.
I internalize until it becomes physical and them Thor's hammer comes out and I have to lay down the law but only after being struck first.Like (2)
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I'm not so much speaking about "bottling things up".. rather just the recognition that we are experiencing what we feel of our own volition, whether in response to external stimulus or to our thoughts. I think that when we realize our emotions come from within us, we may become empowered to transform those emotions into more constructive action rather than destructive action. Thanks for your comment.
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all feelings are internal whether we care to admit it or not
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Is it possible for an "internalized feeler" to productively interact with people who entirely "externalize" their feelings?
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Usually it is easy to observe their outburst, and comment in an upbeat way that doesn't blame or condone them. Like 'rough day, huh?' The person usually will feel your empathy, and more open towards their own emotions.Like (1)
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external but quickly resolved
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I don't like people who speak with big words what they could say with small words and try to pinpoint things but I think it's the past that makes me upset but I know a few tricks to stay cheery.
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They are always internal, whether or not people are conscious of that fact.
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Best Answer (Chosen By Asker):
Posted by disastercupcake Mar 19th, 2013 at 7:25PM
Does it really matter?
se our ideas, thoughts and emotions on our perceptions, and however we perceive emotion, we are not emotion, only experiencing it.
The self is inextricable from its surroundings. Where does the self end? Where does the world begin? We ba
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