Yesterday we had D's family over to the house. Overall it was a pleasant day. However, during a spirited men vs. women game of Pictionary, D started getting angry over perceived rule infractions. This set me off and I mentally withdrew from the game for a while. I started to contribute again towards the end but only begrudgingly. Am I just being selfish in not masking my feelings or is a legitimate control issue? I don’t know but I should do better as I am sure I made people uncomfortable.
I suspect this new medicine is not going to work for me. I sometimes feel a very slight improvement in my mood, but I think I could do better with something else.
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I understand sometimes it takes a while to find the key med.
And I kind of think that not masking your emotions is a good thing. It gets everything out in the open rather than letting it build up. Although it can be somewhat stressful in a room full of people....
Give it time, Skywalker. Rome wasn't built in a day.
And don't worry about letting out emotions or making people feel uncomfortable. What I've learned, above all else, is that perspective is key.
Nobody really cares... The next time you see those people, they won't remember. Thus, inhibition and embarrassment are really gigantic wastes of your time.
Be free with the emotion.
In situations where I feel negatively about something and I am afraid that expressing that negativity will offend someone, I try to apply the Irish diplomacy:
"The ability to tell a man to go to hell, so that he will look forward to the trip."
It might work for you. It's done wonders for me.
P.S. Wishing you and yours all the best in the coming year.
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