I was introduced to a really cool concept today about feelings and thoughts and how they're not as intertwined and controlling as people often think. feelings are pieces of information that let us know what's going on inside of us. it's extremely important to acknowledge these feelings that we have so that they don't eat us up inside and try to knock us off our feet and also so that we can be fully okay with whatever is going on in our lives.
you do not always have to act on these feelings though. that's the most important part of this concept. for example, you may feel like you should kill someone but that does not mean go kill someone (clearly). just acknowledge and progress from whatever point you're at at that moment.
thoughts on the other hand, can be controlled a lot more. i always used to think my thoughts controlled my life, especially laying in bed at the end of my day and thinking about the things i put off during the day while i'm so busy. BUT you can easily stop your thoughts and either think about something else or go do something else. it just takes more of a conscious effort than people feel like putting in. of course there are times where things just bother you, it happens, but don't always let your thoughts "control" you, which goes back to acknowledging your feelings in the first place.
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