I was going to say life is different, but it's not. It just feels that way.
And when I say under the influence I'm not referring to any illegal or regulated substances.
Under the influence of whatever. "Whatever" skewing our perceptions in such a way that we see/feel things differently than we otherwise would.
I believe we are all under the influence in some way or another all the time.
Can you always choose what influences you and what doesn't?
What of emotions? As humans we are very emotional beings. Are our emotions fully under our control? Emotion can be very powerful and influential.
Am I weak to acknowledge that I am being influenced by emotion and then choosing not to free myself from it?
Obviously, influence can be positive or negative. But is it always so easily categorized as one or the other? Especially when it comes to emotional influence...
What are emtions? And what do they mean to us?
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I think we can choose some influences (like our beliefs/religion, different aspects of the media,etc). We make a lot of choices and we are influenced but even then we choose what to believe and what we place more importance on. Like, whether saving money or our appearance is more important to us.
Emotions however are a little bit more difficult. I think we can control our emotions to a point. Sometimes I feel like crying but I can stop myself but then again I still feel sad. I guess it's our choice what we do with them, if we let them influence us for good or bad. I think some people have more control than others (people with suicidal tendencies have emotions that control them more and a lot of times they need help controlling those emotions).
I guess a lot of us have a choice of how we let our emotions influence us.
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