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I’ve come to the conclusion that what you feel is what you feel. There is no right or wrong.

• genewitch 3y ago
  okay, fine. what about introspection? What about what is considered mentally healthy or not? what about how it affects others around you? If you have past experiences or trauma or other orangic or inorganic neurological or mental issues having a "flat affect" can be "wrong". If what you're feeling isn't helping you, how would you know that there's another way unless you get help? This sounds defeatist and if you peek just a little behind the curtain this can lead to all kinds of "bad". IMO. Just imagine the worst thing you can that someone could think, and then they say "it's okay, it's just how i feel, it's not right or wrong." I get that we shouldn't gatekeep or police thought, but obviously this isn't some "universal truth"...
  • rickmode 3y ago
    I’d say it’s like the mental health distinction of a trait versus a disorder: if this is negatively impacting your day to day life, consider therapy / counseling. (As an aside, I think of counseling as “optimizing my life”. Perhaps that framing may help those that find the idea off-putting.)
  • Aeolun 3y ago
    Just because you don’t feel particularly sad that someone died doesn’t mean you have to be an asshole about it?
  • dgfitz 3y ago
    A feeling is only a feeling. How you react to that feeling is the important part. Until then, you and only you own those feelings.
    • eleveriven 3y ago
      Agree! Our reactions to our emotions can impact not only ourselves but also those around us.