How do you deal with emotions?

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That may sound like a stupid question but I honestly have no idea how to deal with emotions.  I hate them.  I wish I could turn them off and feel nothing, everything would be so much easier.  Sometimes I feel like I actually can do this, but because I want to have a heart and have meaningful relationships, I try to get "in touch with my feelings".  But the truth is, I hate trying to think about how I feel and what the root cause of my emotions are (therapists have told me this is what you have to do).  I honestly don't care about why I feel a certain way, it's like trying to figure out a never-ending algebra equation.  I just want to turn them off and be a robot.  Punch in and punch out, **** the world.  HAHA tell me how many years of therapy I need..geez

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hahaha - yes - it's tough.  That's why the Data character was so popular (Spok too) in the Star Trek series.  The viewers of Star Trek were generally younger people who were trying to deal with emotions - and like you they probably wished they could have NONE.

Anonymous · Answer

"Emotional Resilience: Simple Truths for Dealing with the Unfinished Business of Your Past" by David Viscott M.D. explains simply how your emotions work and interrelate and how to deal with them effectively. Had I this advice sooner how different my life could've been.

Rogue Christian: Lachrymose · Answer

You DON'T want to feel nothing.  It is the scariest feeling in the world.

You sound like a man, to be honest.  We tend to be afraid of our emotions because that's the one part of ourselves we haven't figured out or delved into.

? · Answer

No! Never deal with your emotions! Beat your emotions into submission like a real man!

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