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Not all emotions must be pleasant. Why do people think there's something wrong with unpleasant emotions?
by maxk42 8y ago
Not all emotions must be pleasant. Why do people think there's something wrong with unpleasant emotions?
- Someone1234 8y agoI thought we were talking about abusing others? Someone's rights to feel negative emotions doesn't extend to other people, nor is it right to ask others to bear that cost.
- romwell 8y agoThere's nothing wrong with having unpleasant emotions, but there can be a lot wrong in how one acts upon them, especially when it affects others.
- munchbunny 8y agoThere's nothing wrong with unpleasant emotions. They are necessary. But most people aren't arguing against that. They're arguing against unnecessarily negative or abusive behavior.
- phkahler 8y agoEvery person is free to experience their own unpleasant emotions. It's not OK to verbally abuse other people just because you can't control those emotions. It's especially offensive with email since it takes time to type and one could make a habit of not hitting send immediately - write a draft and give yourself time to cool off, then edit out the nastiness before sending. If that seems a waste of time, one might learn to just not write the stuff that needs to be removed in the first place just for efficiency sake.