Natural Emotional Suppressants?

[Dymanic]

But things like love, sex, relationships, intrapersonal connections beyond work are meaningless to me. I could do without.

If such things truly are meaningless to you, I would presume that you are already doing without.

What's the problem again?

 

[Dinwar]

I don't want to have sex. I want to get rid of such basic needs. Is it not possible to set goals?

It's possible. It's also possible to light your feet on fire. "Possible" doesn't mean "a good idea", or even "survivable".

So is there a safe way to test whether or not lack of emotions increased productivity?

The idea is moronic. I'm sorry, but therer's no other way to put it. Passion drives productivity. You ever meet a scientist? We're not exactly Vulcans--we're some of the most passionate people you'll ever meet. 99% of anything is tedious, and only passion and strong emotions can drive one to push through that. Removing emotions would remove all drive from a person.

You really, REALLY need to do a LOT more research here.

 

[L.Y.S.]

People are really advising against this. Then is their something that can target feelings like grief? That may actually do some benefit. Anyway, I will talk to a doctor within 6 months. I'll begin to do the experiment within 12 months if he ok's it. From that point I'll record all my results.

 

[Akri]

People are really advising against this. Then is their something that can target feelings like grief? That may actually do some benefit. Anyway, I will talk to a doctor within 6 months. I'll begin to do the experiment within 12 months if he ok's it. From that point I'll record all my results.

I don't know if it's possible to isolate emotions like that. You can learn to deal with a specific emotion better, but you can't take something that turns off a specific emotion AFAIK.

 

[Dymanic]

Then is their something that can target feelings like grief?

Okay, now it looks like we're getting somewhere. I'd say the answer is yes, but it's at best a temporary solution, and the side effects can be a real bitch. In my experience, grief is not something you target exactly; more like it targets you. If your reason for starting this thread is that you have in fact been thusly tagged, talking to a doctor sounds like a good idea. There are others you might talk to about it as well. There are online discussion forums dedicated to that very thing, and my instinct is that you'd be better off in such a dedicated venue than in a shark tank like this one. I don't see much to be gained by waiting six months, either.

 

[mijopaalmc]

In my experience, grief is not something you target exactly; more like it targets you.

In Soviet Russia?

 

[Dymanic]

In Soviet Russia?

I don't see why not.

 

[mijopaalmc]

I don't see why not.

Stupid post gets stupid response.

 

[Dancing David]

People are really advising against this. Then is their something that can target feelings like grief? That may actually do some benefit. Anyway, I will talk to a doctor within 6 months. I'll begin to do the experiment within 12 months if he ok's it. From that point I'll record all my results.

Sigh, LYS.

So is grief the issue, that is a different beast then 'making all emotions stop'.

Grief is a normal response to loss, we all respond differently, some people will develop depression in response to loss as well.

The questions then become:

How are you functioning?
-are you sleeping well
-are you eating well
-are you socializing
-are your working
(four of about fifty)

If you feel that your grief is long term and interfering with your functioning then it is probably depression.


Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective strategy for coping with depression, many also benefit from CBT and medication.

Do not wait six months if it is interfering with your life functioning.

If you loss is within the last three months and you have depression, still seek help.

 

[Dymanic]

Grief is a normal response to loss, we all respond differently, some people will develop depression in response to loss as well.

Absolutely. The total numbness that accompanies the initial "shock" phase can actually be kind of a buzz, in a perverse sort of way -- and it's not hard to understand why a grieving person might look back on that as preferable to some of the fun that follows once the rollercoaster ride really begins in earnest. Many have made pharmacological attempts to return to that phase. That approach is not only fraught with many perils of its own, it is ultimately doomed to fail, as it amounts to a refusal to confront (or even acknowledge) reality. As humans, we were designed to feel stuff. If we aren't feeling anything, it indicates that something isn't working.

A quip attributed to Winston Churchill is, "If you're going through hell, keep going." It being Winston Churchill and all, it seems safe to assume that he meant "keep going forward." But there are some things you can't do anything about, exactly. There may be times when "moving forward" and "confronting reality" may not amount to much more than just standing there and taking it, like a jackass in a hailstorm, trusting (or at least hoping) that hailstorms usually don't last very long.

 

[Manopolus]

So is there a safe way to test whether or not lack of emotions increased productivity?

I've been depressed often enough and severely enough (no, not "sadness" but an actual emotionless state) to tell you definitively that a lack of emotion does not, in fact, increase productivity. It quite clearly does just the opposite, and in most cases it will get you fired, assuming that you're not the boss.

I know others have mentioned this before me, but an emotionless existence is a perfect description of long term depression. Is it possible to be emotionless without being depressed? I don't know, but I strongly doubt it.

 

[L.Y.S.]

Sigh, LYS.

So is grief the issue, that is a different beast then 'making all emotions stop'.

Grief is a normal response to loss, we all respond differently, some people will develop depression in response to loss as well.

The questions then become:

How are you functioning?
-are you sleeping well
-are you eating well
-are you socializing
-are your working
(four of about fifty)

If you feel that your grief is long term and interfering with your functioning then it is probably depression.


Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective strategy for coping with depression, many also benefit from CBT and medication.

Do not wait six months if it is interfering with your life functioning.

If you loss is within the last three months and you have depression, still seek help.

I'm operating fine, I don't really have the money to cover whatever I would need help with. I can work through it and live with it. All is ok from your list but socializing, and sleeping, well it's the same as it's ever been.

 

[L.Y.S.]

Sigh, LYS.

So is grief the issue, that is a different beast then 'making all emotions stop'.

Grief is a normal response to loss, we all respond differently, some people will develop depression in response to loss as well.

The questions then become:

How are you functioning?
-are you sleeping well
-are you eating well
-are you socializing
-are your working
(four of about fifty)

If you feel that your grief is long term and interfering with your functioning then it is probably depression.


Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective strategy for coping with depression, many also benefit from CBT and medication.

Do not wait six months if it is interfering with your life functioning.

If you loss is within the last three months and you have depression, still seek help.

I'm operating fine, I don't really have the money to cover whatever I would need help with. I can work through it and live with it. All is ok from your list but socializing, and sleeping, well it's the same as it's ever been.

 

[Dancing David]

I'm operating fine, I don't really have the money to cover whatever I would need help with. I can work through it and live with it. All is ok from your list but socializing, and sleeping, well it's the same as it's ever been.

Why do you want to change your feelings of grief then?

Socializing is part of life functions, if you are not socializing and want to then that is an issue.

What is your sleep pattern like?

 

[L.Y.S.]

Why do you want to change your feelings of grief then?

Socializing is part of life functions, if you are not socializing and want to then that is an issue.

What is your sleep pattern like?

My sleeping patterns have always been a little erratic. I could never quite get my sleeping on an organized pattern.

As for socializing, I've been striking out. Socializing is tiresome when money isn't involved.

 

[Dancing David]

HI,
Erratic sleep can be helped, depending on the causes.

 

[Soapy Sam]

Emotional management is very different from emotional anaesthesia.
Use your emotions to your advantage.

Get angry, if that helps. Anger beats depression. Determination beats anger.

Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Pick up thy bed and walk. If necessary, bounce on the mattress till you feel cheerful.
Invite others.

Live long. And prosper.

 

[Silly Green Monkey]

It's impossible to have sex dispasionately. You can be raped dispasionately (I've heard of women going nearly catatonic during rape), but it's impossible to be an active participant without emotional involvement.

This isn't true.