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keepthetips t1_j9zqyhu wrote

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AWholeNewFattitude t1_j9zpjgg wrote

What helps me is rationality, crying is a release of emotion. Is this emotion helping me in this situation, in most business situations its working against you, and why would you chose to work against yourself. It wont fix it overnight but focusing on whether sharing my emotions or being emotional in that moment is actually hurting whatever my goal may be, helped me to save it for more appropriate times, like feel good news stories or Christmas commercials : )

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888mainfestnow t1_j9zp8fl wrote

Buy some avocado oil it has a higher smoke point you can probably find it in a spray but a pastry brush can be used to coat a thin layer on a pan with a teaspoon or less of oil. You can get better value from a bottle ounce for ounce over an aresol can.

Just make sure it not plastic bristles on the pastry brush if the pan is hot silicone or boar bristles that don't melt.

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Extreme_Today_984 t1_j9zoiwn wrote

This may have already been listed below. But I'd definitely recommend reusing bath towels. They're not really supposed to be single use. After you use it hang the towel up. Bacteria doesn't grow on dry things, so they won't smell if they get fully dried out after each use. You should get at least 2 uses out of a bath towel. I don't see anything wrong with getting 3 uses. As for your other clothes, underwear and undershirts should be washed after 1 use, but everything else can be worn again without washing. Same concept, hang them up after wearing them. That should cut your washing trips in half, at least

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5hadow_Swrl t1_j9zo7i6 wrote

Its better to have the ability to process emotion then bottle it & one day snap & crash out or do something completely irrational.

Try & direct your emotions into pen & paper give journaling a shot. Allows you to free your mind & then look back & reflect on times when you thought this was the end all be all, how could my life get any worse or vice versa the best day ever, something that made you really happy. It’s nostalgic being able to reflect on that. I enjoy journalling right before bed helps put my mind at ease & fall asleep quickly

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keepthetips t1_j9znxni wrote

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INFOborg t1_j9znumf wrote

People that accomplish this goal of showing no emotion ever resemble mannequins. So the ideal that you're talking about, really, is the "plastic ideal". This ideal was championed and proliferated heavily in the '80s.

The result from pursuing it exacts a very dehumanizing toll: when people cannot read your emotions, those closest to you misinterpret what you're feeling on a consistent basis. Miscommunications flourish. It is like being deaf, only it's your emotions that do not respond.

Being sensitive, on the other hand, may embarrass you a little bit in public (or around shitty people). But when it comes to your most valuable relationships, among those whom you truly trust, being sensitive is a superpower that rewards you over and over.

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some-key t1_j9zmxx7 wrote

Absolutely, what you decide to act on is what defines you. It's not uncommon to internalize the logic that was used to attack you or that stands against what you are. I think it's a kind of defense mechanism, and once you are self aware enough to notice it you no longer need it. Then you can work to let it go by not engaging and consciously breaking the pattern of those thoughts.

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