How cane one deal with emotions in decision making?
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What has worked best for me is to sleep on it. Wait 24 hours you will be surprised how different your answers are.
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that's a real competitive spirit you have there and most people like you do take it emotionally, but you have to refrain and not put your personal feelings into the game.  Just play your best and hopefully your team will win.  All competitors must lose sometimes, but don't let it affect your emotions because it might affect your game.   Good luck.
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get on a site like aff.  you can look around, chat with other like-minded people, and the result will be that it gives you both a lot to think and talk about.  which should lead you in making a decision.  sometimes, it's not the doing but rather the thinking about it that's so much fun.  but whether you go forward or not, this will be a good place to start.
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I listen to my iPod full blast.. it might not my good for my ears but it sure helps my brain no think about issues when they are hot.\n\nSometimes, you need a break from everything to be able to see things as what they are. Emotions kindda make you think irrational.. whereby you make irrational choices and think irrational options.\n\nOne thing you need to think, whatever and whenever "not so good thing" happens happened ... it came about so you can be a much stronger person in the end.\n\nWisdom lies in knowing the difference when ones life's choices isn't working well. You either move on and push hard or break lose and change pathways. Either way, we needs skills in both directions. Skills that you get out of life's experiences. I embrace and learn from them.
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When you find that something is making you upset, just pause and take a deep breath.  Step outside, whetever you have to do to escape the situation for however long you need.  Breathe slowly and deeply, and count in your head.  When you have calmed down enough to think rationally about the situation, come back to it.  Don't rush...sometimes you only need to count to 10, sometimes you might need to count to a jillion.  I'm no expert, but this is what I do.  Hope it helps!
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It's difficult for me to seperate feelings when dealing with my life and problems. But I try my best to take advice and see for myself which is the best solution or action.\nI try to be as intellectual as possible. Sometimes, it gets hard though. :)
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If you subject your self to the problem you will become used to it. If you are subjected to somthing often you will become used to it and not show as much of a reaction. \nThe thing is that you can use your emotions to your advantage... have you ever thought about that? \n\nI was a law student and I could not continue becuase I am very much the same as your self. You will become heartless if you decide to loose your emotions. I have seen it may times. war verterans, social workers, people that have had a terrible life.\n\nI would say emotions are a gift from god and I would use them. Maybe you could find a carrer that would suit you better? still in the field of law...
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People have given you specific ideas.  The point is to find something controversial.  I find it best if I select something I feel strongly about and then argue from the opposite side of the issue.  I learn more and I have less tendency to allow my emotions to cloud the paper.\n\nGood Luck on your final.
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I highly recommend a book called Feelings Buried Alive Never Die.  There is a simple emotional release technique described in the book that, when done each day for 5-10 minutes, can help ease extreme emotional upsets and even some physical ailments associated with emotional problems.\n\nI've used this example before in another answer, but I'm going to use it again:\n\nI live in small, cramped quarters and often find myself bumping into things.  When I bumped into things in the past I would immediately become OVERWHELMINGLY ANGRY.  The anger troubled me greatly, much more than the momentary pain from bumping into things.  I used the emotional release technique in the book and I've not been angry from bumping into things again.  \n\nAlso, I used to suffer with chronic, ever present anxiety/guilt feelings.  I used the technique for that as well and I've felt peaceful and content with my life and circumstances and relationships overall since.  \n\nI believe I will have to continue to use the technique, but it's totally worth it!  Please look into it!
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Get your mind of it no matter what it takes. pre-occupy yourself with something that'll keep you busy. You can try talking to different people about it to see their perspectives which may give you some new thoughts on the situation. also the more the think about it the more you're likely ot give in so try your best to avoid dwelling on it. If it's something you want to control at an exact moment (like in your example) i advise you rather keep it to yourself for the time being. Its not good to bottle up feelings, so let it out when you're not around that person any more. This way you feel no regrets. Sometimes I clench my fist or bite by teeth to get rid of some of that anger temporarily... well hope I helped!
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a method for decision making
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Emotions = My Choice Really
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I am sure it is different for everyone.  When you are emotionally ready to make that decision you will experience something wonderful. Make sure it is the right time and right person and right reasons for doing it or the feeling will be guilt and regret.
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Keep those feelings bottled up inside and you will explode.\n\nRelease the feelings and you may look an idiot and hurt people.\n\nSo either way you're screwed, so who do you hurt?\nYou?\nHer?\n\nWhat's the RIGHT thing to do?\nPersonally, I'd ask the Lord.\n\nIf he didn't answer, I'd take a day off work, drink myself into a frenzy, ring her up and see what happens.\n\nYou've got to make life interesting.
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you have to try as much as you can to maintain a self emotional balance, imagine yourself as a filter. and try to keep good things inside the filter, and remove impurties ( negative thoughts outside).\nI use a very effective way to deal with emotions. I try to focus and concentrate on something that will help me to become better like reading an article about people who faced so many bas things in their life and yet they became great.\nHelen keller was an examples for me to charge my emotions and go on.\nyou cannot make the world perfect, what could be perfect in your eyes might be imperfect in other people's opinion. always try to accept things and people the way they in order to avoid dissappointment. \nGood luck :)
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When we feel something inside we need to learn to step back and notice it.  If it's a flutter or a pang, or a warmth or fear. Think about what might be the cause of it and think about how to best deal with it.  It's called emotional intelligence.  Once you find it for yourself you can empathise with other people's feelings and learn what they need  to make them feel good too.  Once you find your conscience you have to learn how to follow it.x
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It's perfectly OKAY to feel like that. Do not become dependent on what others tell you is right and wrong but follow your inner instinct. It's your best guide and you'll always be content with a decision you make. It's you, not the people, that ultimately determine the level of happiness you can reach. Before letting anyone tell you your feelings are wrong, ask yourself if/how that matters to you and whether you need to change your process of sorting out what you think/feel because of that....again, its really you that should drive this process, not the others.