365 Exciting Ways to Live: Excitement # 42 - Avoid Emotional Hijacking.

Avoid Emotional Hijacking.

The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of their reason.

– Marya Mannes

Are you a victim of ‘emotional hijack’?   As human beings, we have our emotions and feelings, which decide our external behaviour. We have basic emotions such as happiness, sorrow, anger, jealousy and irritation. Our mind triggers these emotions and activates the brain to give certain commands to our five senses and we say or do something; we don’t listen to certain things; we ignore certain things; our emotions may make us to ignore the consequences of our actions. We may regret for our actions.  We should ensure that we don’t fall into the emotional traps laid by someone.

Watch for the following in you when your emotions are tickled:

·         How do you respond when you are praised, sometimes much more than what you deserve?

·         How do you feel and what do you do when you don’t receive the praise and appreciation you deserve?

·         How do you respond when someone irritates you and makes you feel angry?

·         What words do you use and how is your facial expression when your negative emotions are tickled?

Resolve not to get emotionally hijacked!

(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')

N C Sridharan

www.thetimefoundation.com

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Beware of ‘emotional paralysis’!

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place’
Judith Wright

Paralysis is a medical condition in which one or more of the muscles fail to function. There will be no feeling in that area. If you are having a paralysis of your leg, you will not be able to move your leg. Research findings indicate that one in fifty people suffer from this.

I wonder how many people suffer from ‘emotional paralysis’! What I mean by ‘emotional paralysis’ is a mental condition when you are not able emotionally respond to feelings – either your own or others!
People who are emotionally paralised will not be moved by basic feelings such as happiness, excitement, anger, irritation etc. They cannot also enjoy their own
positive feelings. When people around them experience such feelings, they will be totally numb to those.
When someone feels angry or irritated by something we did, the least thing we can do is to notice become sensitive about it. May be we are right and the other person is not fair. Even then we should respect his sentiments and feelings.
We will immediately notice bodily paralysis and seek medical intervention. But we may not even be aware of mental paralysis and the treatment will also be very difficult!

Do not become emotionally crippled and handicapped!

N C Sridharan
www.thetimefoundation.com
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