Comments on: Emotional Hijackers http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:56:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: uknow http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-94078 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:24:01 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-94078 basic Q why are negative feelings/words/actions easier to trust basic Q why are negative feelings/words/actions easier to trust

]]> by: Rhonda Plumlee http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-84281 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:24:44 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-84281 I agree that negitive people tend to contaminate those around them. My mother has been staying with me for nearly a month. She is very negative and never has a nice word to say about anyone unless it is to their face. Over the years she has critized all my friends, finding something wrong with every friend of mine she has ever met. This month has been a struggle for me to stay positive with her living under my roof. I have even brought this up to her and she claims I am just picking on her and I don't really love her. My friends have stopped coming over while she is here. She has affected my brother to the point where he refuses to see her. It is sad, but the emotional damage she is causing me and my family, I think I am going to have to limit my contact with her. It is nice that there are people out there posting positive blogs, I need it... as I am sure there are others like me in my situation who can use some positive information in their lives. Thanks I agree that negitive people tend to contaminate those around them. My mother has been staying with me for nearly a month. She is very negative and never has a nice word to say about anyone unless it is to their face. Over the years she has critized all my friends, finding something wrong with every friend of mine she has ever met. This month has been a struggle for me to stay positive with her living under my roof. I have even brought this up to her and she claims I am just picking on her and I don’t really love her. My friends have stopped coming over while she is here. She has affected my brother to the point where he refuses to see her. It is sad, but the emotional damage she is causing me and my family, I think I am going to have to limit my contact with her.

It is nice that there are people out there posting positive blogs, I need it… as I am sure there are others like me in my situation who can use some positive information in their lives.

Thanks

]]> by: Ed T. http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14345 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:47:02 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14345 If not a steady diet, forester, at least a helping now and then, to cleanse the palate. ~EdT. If not a steady diet, forester, at least a helping now and then, to cleanse the palate.

~EdT.

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14339 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:35:22 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14339 Ah yes.... that's MUCH happier! Thanks, forester! Ah yes…. that’s MUCH happier! Thanks, forester!

]]> by: the forester http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14203 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:22:51 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14203 As you well know, I've had my dark moments too. Maybe it's time for a steady diet of this: <a href="http://www.happynews.com/" rel="nofollow">HappyNews.com</a> -- All the News That's Fun to Print :-) As you well know, I’ve had my dark moments too. Maybe it’s time for a steady diet of this:

HappyNews.com — All the News That’s Fun to Print

:-)

]]> by: Polimom Says » Out of the darkness http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14180 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:20:50 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-14180 [...] Not only that, but I knew better! I wrote about this in April with a piece about AC, and the snake-swallows-tail negativity cycles (with emphasis). However, adults who consider themselves to be rational individuals, but find themselves foaming and raving at a stranger on the internet because of something they read elsewhere might want to spend a bit of time reading Sierra’s piece. Otherwise, they might not realize they’ve allowed someone else’s irrational anger to hijack their emotions. [...] […] Not only that, but I knew better! I wrote about this in April with a piece about AC, and the snake-swallows-tail negativity cycles (with emphasis). However, adults who consider themselves to be rational individuals, but find themselves foaming and raving at a stranger on the internet because of something they read elsewhere might want to spend a bit of time reading Sierra’s piece. Otherwise, they might not realize they’ve allowed someone else’s irrational anger to hijack their emotions. […]

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-1066 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:26:48 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-1066 TM - No, there's a real vortex to watch for - it's not just your inappropriate reaction. The way I try to keep smilin (though it doesn't always work) is via those links I have under "Polimom's Daily Reads". A full half of those are for comic relief .... TM -

No, there’s a real vortex to watch for - it’s not just your inappropriate reaction. The way I try to keep smilin (though it doesn’t always work) is via those links I have under “Polimom’s Daily Reads”. A full half of those are for comic relief ….

]]> by: TravelingMermaid http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-1061 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:52:09 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/19/emotional-hijackers/#comment-1061 Well, Polimom, you must have the ability to read my mind today. I have found myself doing just what you are describing. I knew I went over the edge a few days ago when I made a rather vulgar comment (with stars instead of letters!) on someone's blog, which is not like me at all. I started my blog, as you know, to be creative and as a therapy after K. Somehow I have let myself be pulled into a vortex of negativity, or maybe it's just my inappropriate reaction. I don't know. All I know is I have resolved to stop comments on blogs for a while and chill out. The whole post-K thing is getting too obsessive for my liking. So this will most probably be my last comment for quite a while....Peace, TM Well, Polimom, you must have the ability to read my mind today. I have found myself doing just what you are describing. I knew I went over the edge a few days ago when I made a rather vulgar comment (with stars instead of letters!) on someone’s blog, which is not like me at all. I started my blog, as you know, to be creative and as a therapy after K. Somehow I have let myself be pulled into a vortex of negativity, or maybe it’s just my inappropriate reaction. I don’t know. All I know is I have resolved to stop comments on blogs for a while and chill out. The whole post-K thing is getting too obsessive for my liking. So this will most probably be my last comment for quite a while….Peace, TM

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