Do you let your emotions influence you?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>And in what ways?</p>

<p>I read in a couple books (Koch’s “Quest for Consciousness”), (Ratey’s “A User’s Guide to the Brain” pg. 121) that emotions are a sort of device that assist in decision making. For example - people who have lost their amygdala (known as the emotional center of the brain) have Kluver-Bucy Syndrome - where people react to all stimuli without discrimination or learning.</p>

<p>The amygdala’s emotionally tagging (combined with one’s memories) allows us to judge and react to the world. Limbic tagging may happen through the amygdala.</p>

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Anyhow, that’s how emotions affect one’s actions. Personally, I have to say that my emotions do influence my behavior a lot (I’m quite expressive and emotional). But on the other hand - I don’t let my emotions influence my belief systems. (this explains why I tend to score as an almost perfect thinker on the MBTI).</p>

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<p>without emotions i’d still be in the mental hospital.</p>

<p>with emotions i’m living in denial of my beliefs</p>

<p>it sucks both ways xP</p>

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<p>I’m very unbiased towards even my best friends when they’re asking for my advice. I don’t cater to either their emotions or mine.</p>

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<p>Sang Froid</p>

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<p>well my emotions do linger in the back of my head when i make decisions and stuff…
but i dont base them SOLELY on it</p>

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<p>Nope, I make most decisions based of logic.</p>

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<p>I make most of my decisions based on my “feelings” about the choices and different elements of the decision… I sometimes try to analyze situations, but my intuitive response to that situation is always what leads me to act.</p>

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<p>Logic, for the most part, influences my decisions. I’m not a very emotional person, though, and have been called stoic by some, which I do agree with.</p>

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<p>No. I am a robot. ;)</p>

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<p>I don’t lie to make people feel better, if that’s what you mean.</p>

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<p>I try to not let my emotions get in my way. (like letting a certain guy influence whether or not I do a summer program…)</p>

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<p>emotions are an immediate reaction before you calm down enough to think logically about something</p>

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<p>ChaosTheory beat me to it!</p>