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Are You Kind When Miserable?
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yoshtodd
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Physician
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On March 31 2009 14:12 yoshtodd wrote: I've read in various places that it's easy to be kind when your surroundings are good. u've read wrong, I mean really wrong.. | ||
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iSCOUT4u
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MeriaDoKk
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And no, im not kind, i just don't smile to jokes, plain face, and I listen a lot of music. | ||
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Spike
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mind explaining? seems intuitive to me that it's easier to be kind/a good person when things are good. you know the old saying, the true measure of a man is how he acts in times of challenge - or something to that effect. | ||
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HeavOnEarth
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when im sad i do w/e the fuck i want (some sort of self destruction i guess) whether it be my grades, my liver, etc. and forget about w/e that it is that's bringing me down it's how i cope. So what do you guys do when you're pained, stressed or pissed off? Well aside from obvious bad things to do, whenever you're feeling like your about to break you should sleep just take some sleeping pills to sleep if ur not sleepy -warning everything ive just said is horrible advice- | ||
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Railz
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I believe it is easier to be kind around someone you like, ofc, but every person around me I have a preset tolerance level for my own mood. If I really feel like I can't be nice, I'll just shut myself up; it seems mean to others as if I'm giving the cold shoulder, but I find it better then the alternative. | ||
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Physician
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- the very poor to give one example, give proportional more than any other group | ||
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TheosEx
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On March 31 2009 15:34 Physician wrote: - people that have suffered or are suffering tend to have more empathy with others who are similar conditions, whether it be economic hardship, illness or emotional damage - the very poor to give one example, give proportional more than any other group Not entirely true. There are way too many factors to consider for this to be even generalized. | ||
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yoshtodd
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On March 31 2009 15:34 Physician wrote: - people that have suffered or are suffering tend to have more empathy with others who are similar conditions, whether it be economic hardship, illness or emotional damage - the very poor to give one example, give proportional more than any other group Well both of those seem true. However it seems incorrect to me to conclude "The shittier you feel the better you treat others"? Or are you saying I shouldn't draw a correlation either way? For me personally I find when I'm feeling stressed and beaten down I'm a lot less patient and tolerant. | ||
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fight_or_flight
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On March 31 2009 15:42 yoshtodd wrote: Well both of those seem true. However it seems incorrect to me to conclude "The shittier you feel the better you treat others"? Or are you saying I shouldn't draw a correlation either way? For me personally I find when I'm feeling stressed and beaten down I'm a lot less patient and tolerant. I think physician is talking about your surroundings dictation how you feel. Generally, when one speaks of surroundings, it is more of a long-term situation, such as being poor as he mentioned. But you have to ask the question, are poor people really miserable most of the time? Probably not. You are speaking of more of emotional up and downs which happen in cycles, and just being grouchy. | ||
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SonuvBob
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yoshtodd
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On March 31 2009 15:54 fight_or_flight wrote: You are speaking of more of emotional up and downs which happen in cycles, and just being grouchy. Okay now that we've clarified what we're talking about... do you feel the grouchiness is controllable? The "emotional ups and downs" I'm sure people will give the advice like it's combating depression: exercise, adequate sleep, medication etc. But when dealing with stuff like physical pains or external stressors I'm looking for ways to stop the ensuing irritability, because I feel even worse when I start treating people around me bad. | ||
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