Welcome to the Online Friend Simulator. Because everyone could use a friend, even online. I’m Francis aka The Other Guy.
How are you doing? I hope you’re doing well. A big thank you to Anthony for the topic of anger management and anxiety. I hope I help in some way with recommendations and suggestions that helped me. But I also tie this to the concept of weakness and strength. An issue we have either ignored or embraced. Part of me hopes I’m wrong about my observations, but sadly, I feel, that what I’ve been seeing online and off, is the trajectory in which society is going.
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Ok so…..
According to mentalhealth.net anger is: “Anger is a basic human emotion that is experienced by all people. Typically triggered by an emotional hurt, anger is usually experienced as an unpleasant feeling that occurs when we think we have been injured, mistreated, opposed in our long-held views, or when we are faced with obstacles that keep us from attaining personal goals.”
You also said in the podcast about this topic is “the outward expression towards things you can’t control.”
So, in my situations I feel I have every right to feel my anger, my wrath, my angst & even my rage!!!
I’m angry at my health….even though I am doing everything in my control, and some out of my control, that I am taking control of my diabetes & other health situations that I deal with. I get frustrated, agitated, and angered by my diabetes * everything around it…..but I am controlling it. I’m still angry!
I’m angry at my awkardness….but I am doing my best to “control” it. I am being social as much as I can. I do meet people everyday virtually through all kinds of social media. Even through Super Geeked Up & Happs I do get to meet someone. Even I get to say Hi & have small talk of some kind…..I am taking control….but I still get angry because I’m socially awkward & I hate the feeling of awkwardness. I’m still angry!
Now with my family & family situations…..I DON’T feel like I’m in control. I’m angry, upset, worried, frustrated, agitated….because in many cases, I don’t feel like I have any control or much less allowed to show my feelings or give my input.
In many ways I feel like Howard Beale from Network: “I’M MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!! MY LIFE HAS VALUE GOD DAMN IT!!!!”
So in my frustration, in my rage, & in my anger I’m taking my life back….little by little. I’m controlling my health, I’m getting better spiritually, I’m pushing myself to be a loving & social person. Even if no one really cares, I know I’M making a difference, & that’s all that matters.
In many ways, my anger is a driving force for me to be a better person. It drives me, it pushes me, it shows me that I can be a better person….despite that I want to show my inner rage & vengeance.
I honestly hope this makes since because sometimes for me, it doesn’t. :-/
Listening on 3 June
I was looking forward to this at the end of last week, before Memorial Day 2021, but did not see it come up. So I only am listening to it now, a day before the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, and the 77th anniversary of Operation Overlord.
Good to hear you are more rested. The medical affects of sleep deprivation are well documented (types he who gets an average of 4.5 hrs of sleep a night). You do sound more chipper than in more recent previous episodes.
There are different forms of strength. There is also resiliency, fortitude, perseverance, which can be seen as different forms of defensive strength, as compared to an offensive strength.
On Jackie Chan. I too enjoyed watching his movies. Unfortunately, but understandably to save his son from execution, he has taken an apologetic/supportive attitude towards the Chinese Communist Party. The motivation is coming from a good place, a parent defending their child, but it also is a weakness of kowtowing to a party which is a bully/killing towards many groups. Unlike his on screen characters standing up to bully antagonist, the demands of being a supportive parent, had led to him defending an antagonist.
Your family being called monkeys, that is straight up racist. Being referred to as a lower evolution primate species. This dehuminization, othering, can be seen in historic records concerning the Moro Rebellion, among other things.
How did you coup/recover from your divorce. What mistakes were made in the process? What hard earned lessons from that process can you impart to others, in the chance that others who may go through such events in their lives, can avoid those harder periods you experienced?
To err is to be human. To be human, is to be fallible. No one is perfect, we are all flawed.
It is said, not sure who said it, that maturity is not being rules by one’s emotions. So than the fictional Vulcans are the most mature. But even they must eventually express their emotions, hasting their death, as seen in the final days of the character Sarek.
Who are your favored comedians? How does what you do compare to the live perfomance nature of stand up comedy? Would you attempt an open mic stand up comedy block? If so, let us know, we will be there to support you.
Is disapperence/removing necessary when persons can be throttled or shadow banned?
Life is about the struggle against obscurity. The expendature of energy to fight entropy. To be more than dust in the winds of time.
With restrictions beginning to lift, I look forward to being able to break bread with our significant others and yourself. Maybe make a podcast episode out of it?
Thanks once again for another episode.