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Learning to deal
RedLion:
I didn't say writing was bad, only that shuttering onesself up will solve absolutely nothing and, while people need "alone" time after dealing with a tragedy or trauma to try to take it in a cope, just staying in and doing nothing is not only potentially dangerous, it's also kind of self-pitying. I'm sure that sounds harsh, but I've been through a fair share of traumas that go well beyond standard teenage angst, and I've learned that in the long run, if you truly want to 'beat' your problems, you have face them, confront them and eventually accept them.
BrittanyMarie:
Ah, I see then. We're basically on the same page!
--- Quote from: RedLion on 19 Jun 2008, 22:27 ---if you truly want to 'beat' your problems, you have face them, confront them and eventually accept them.
--- End quote ---
I guess I was assuming that those three things happen with the alone time.
KharBevNor:
"Oh man, this thread is so heavy. Why does this thread have to be bringing everything down in the whole woooorld."
jhocking:
Here's something I'm not sure how to react to: I just checked the evaluations from a course I taught last semester, and the responses were more polarized than I've ever seen before, with a pretty even split between people who loved the class and people who hated it. Normally I come away from evaluations with a number of changes I should implement in how I run classes, but this time practically every piece of feedback from one person was contradicted by other people. Y'know, like a few people commented that there was too much unstructured work time vs. lecture, while other people commented that there wasn't enough work time. About the only thing I know for sure I should do I already knew anyway; I need to check my email account at that school regularly.
Not looking for any specific advice here I suppose, just thought that was relevant to the thread.
MadassAlex:
I also thought this thread was about cards.
Generally I deal with things via acceptance while bashing out thrash metal riffs. I honestly can't think of any other method than acceptance - if something has happened, it has happened and you are better off getting the mood slump out of the way early. The thrash metal riffs are there to turn self pity into anger and rationalisation thereof. Putting my emotions into a musical context leads me to question my innate motives for feeling them, after which I decide whether I am being rational or not.
Then, I decide whether these motives contradict with my personal philosophy or not. I guess dealing with things is my way of filtering out hypocrisy and double-standards in my values.
Sometimes, when people hurt me very, very much, I end up writing a good song! Fair trade.
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