My theory, is that everyone is born good and positive, but because of their environment, they form into what they are today. And the longer you think a certain way, the longer and harder it is going to stick.
So if people truly wanted to be more of a positive person (which may even be the only type of people we want for the show), then it's going to take time and practice. And if they need help adjusting, then we have people on hand for that.
I read a story about a woman addicted to cigarettes. She wanted to stop, but tried everything and couldn't. Her last resort was to punch the first cop she saw in the face, so she could get about 60 days in jail, and be forced to quit cold turkey. A little unorthodox, but it works.
I'm not sure about that hypothesis. People have negative emotions no matter what environment they live in and were brought up in. Demonising negative emotions isn't going to make people learn to be happier - it's going to make them feel guilty for not being happy which will in turn make them feel worse. It's a vicious circle. You can train behaviours, but I don't think you can train people to feel emotions since emotions are so much more complex and they're not conscious; I can't just snap my fingers and decide to be happy or sad or angry regardless of whether I want to.
At the most basic level emotions are chemical reactions to stimuli, and you can't control the your body's chemical reactions to stimuli. Not allowing people to feel perfectly natural emotions without guilt is repressive not matter which way you look at it and it causes huge amounts of stress.
How about instead of repressing people's negative emotions, you teach them about the benefits of positive thinking? Allow people the freedom to feel negative, and instead of demonising negative feeling you can be more positive yourself and show the benefits of positive thinking.
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My theory, is that everyone is born good and positive, but because of their environment, they form into what they are today. And the longer you think a certain way, the longer and harder it is going to stick.
So if people truly wanted to be more of a positive person (which may even be the only type of people we want for the show), then it's going to take time and practice. And if they need help adjusting, then we have people on hand for that.
I read a story about a woman addicted to cigarettes. She wanted to stop, but tried everything and couldn't. Her last resort was to punch the first cop she saw in the face, so she could get about 60 days in jail, and be forced to quit cold turkey. A little unorthodox, but it works.
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I'm not sure about that hypothesis. People have negative emotions no matter what environment they live in and were brought up in. Demonising negative emotions isn't going to make people learn to be happier - it's going to make them feel guilty for not being happy which will in turn make them feel worse. It's a vicious circle. You can train behaviours, but I don't think you can train people to feel emotions since emotions are so much more complex and they're not conscious; I can't just snap my fingers and decide to be happy or sad or angry regardless of whether I want to.
At the most basic level emotions are chemical reactions to stimuli, and you can't control the your body's chemical reactions to stimuli. Not allowing people to feel perfectly natural emotions without guilt is repressive not matter which way you look at it and it causes huge amounts of stress.
How about instead of repressing people's negative emotions, you teach them about the benefits of positive thinking? Allow people the freedom to feel negative, and instead of demonising negative feeling you can be more positive yourself and show the benefits of positive thinking.
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Geez, I've always wondered why there is so much hate in this world. Apparently it's because people don't even want to be good, not that they can't be.
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Umm... what? I never said that.