16:35 Gulf News: Emotional reasoning forces us to take drastic measures.
16:36 Aakriti Tripathi: I agree keeping the practical scenario in mind. People in general do focus on their negative thoughts more than their positives and emotional reasoning influences one to take drastic measures. However, I wouldn’t use the term ‘force’.
16:37 Naazneen Kallivalappil: I strongly support the statement that emotional reasoning can force us to take drastic measures. The basic assumption behind emotional reasoning is that where there’s smoke, there’s fire. People allow themselves to get caught up in emotional reasoning and as a result become completely blinded to the difference between feelings and facts.
16:39 Kumar Shastri: In today’s materialistic world there are pressures, but neglecting one in a progressive society is not good for the society. No matter what the reasons are, it has to be seen in a holistic approach and keeping in mind the pressure to perform.
16:40 Fatima Suhail: Emotioanl reasoning can cause us to take drastic measures and that is mainly because the individual chooses to focus more on the negative aspects and sifts out the pleasant ones. This, leads to feelings of depression, anxiety and frustration which in turn leads to unpleasant endings.
16:42 Naazneen Kallivalappil: If we can recognise the automatic thought and think about it in a rational way, we can overcome it. However, emotional reasoning interrupts this process and creates unnecessary pressure.
16:43 Fatima Suhail: Most of the time, people go with their instincts rather than thinking logically, and that is why they often end up making the wrong decisions and reach undesirable conclusions.
16:43 Prashasti Nagpal: I agree that while making important decisions, areas responsible for emotional behaviour are actually more active than areas for reasoning.
16:44 Fatima Suhail: I would say that our increased expectations are what leads to emotional reasoning more than pressures.
16:44 Aakriti Tripathi: Believing you are guilty makes you feel guilty and that is because a man is made by the thoughts he holds.
16:45 Kumar Shastri: It is not only about instincts as it also depends on how rapidly a person’s fortune fluctuates. If one sees richness or wealth, all of a sudden his or her priorities change and to maintain their status in society, they neglect and wilfully avoid their loved ones.
16:46 Aakriti Tripathi: Performance pressure definitely pushes one to think emotionally as stress often steals the ability to think practically and reasonably.
16:46 Gulf News: Mental filtering makes us focus on our failures more than our successes.
Prashasti Nagpal: I agree but perhaps it is evolutionary and maybe man had to learn from his mistakes and therefore, dwelt on them longer. Another aspect is that society looks down on failure, which makes us feel shunned and we end up focusing on it more.
16:50 Fatima Suhail: I agree that people tend to focus on their failures more than successes but this is to be blamed on their mentality and pessimistic personality.
16:50 Naazneen Kallivalappil: We are what we think and make of ourselves. However, challenges and pressure tide by the situation impels one to act emotionally and in turn we end up holding ourselves guilty for it.
16:50 Fatima Suhail: Cognitive distortion or faulty thought patterns negatively impacts our thinking and decision-making abilities. We filter out the good things and instead regret over our inadequacies.
16:50 Aakriti Tripathi: Mental filtering can be either positive or negative. So, I would say that negative mental filtering does make us focus on our failures more than our successes.
16:52 Gulf News: Simply being aware of our mistakes does not help us stop making them.
16:53 Kumar Shastri: In a developing world, there should be a distinction between machines and human beings. Human beings are blessed with thinking and reasoning and can be guided to see reason if explained in the right way.
16:54 Naazneen Kallivalappil: I disagree as simply being aware is merely the first step towards taking wise decisions. I believe that truly realising our mistakes will prevent us from repeating.
16:55 Fatima Suhail: I agree as in most situations, we are fully aware of our mistakes and yet continue to repeat them. This is because people allow their emotions to dominate their logic and reasoning power.
16:56 Prashasti Nagpal: First, we tend to not accept our mistakes because they are exceptions to our previous beliefs.
16:57 Aakriti Tripathi: I agree that simply being aware of our mistakes does not help us to stop making them. In my practice, I noticed that breaking the denial within a person in order to help him or her understand his or her difficulty in order to work on them was never enough. As they would often end up with self pity.
16:59 Fatima Suhail: To a great extent, the problem arises when we react in an emotional way and ignore logic.
16:59 Aakriti Tripathi: Emotions blind our ability to think practically.
16:59 Prashasti Nagpal: Emotions help build team spirit and empathy which are required in organisations to retain performers. However, a delicate balance has to be maintained between the two.
17:00 Kumar Shastri: I do not agree that emotions blind a person way of thinking. As mentioned previously, human beings are not machines which can be programmed and has to be treated as a living being rather than a machine.
17:01 Naazneen Kallivalappil: Very often our emotions disrupt our logic and in turn, our feelings and emotions hide reality. However, I firmly believe that emotions are vital to the existence of a healthy society. In times of crisis, our emotional behaviour makes us who we are in the sense that it defines and refines us.
17:02 Prashasti Nagpal: It is only recently that the importance of emotional intelligence has been recognised. Therefore, emotions empower decisions when combined with receptiveness and reasoning. Emotional reasoning, however, is in simple words bias and disruptive to our thinking process.
17:03 Fatima Suhail: Emotions and logic should go hand in hand but there should be a balance as both aspects are vital for progress.
17:04 Aakriti Tripathi: Psychological facts in social psychology state that people make pro social decisions when in a happy mood and the opposite when in a sad mood.
17:04 Kumar Shastri: I disagree with Fathima Suhail, as if that was the case, then there would not be any need for clinical therapy for those who suffer from trauma or who have recovered.
17:04 Naazneen Kallivalappil: You may laugh at the thoughts and the feelings but learn from them. It lessens power over you and you have power and authority over yourself. This may reduce feelings of depression, stress or anxiety as you increase your feelings of being in control.
17:05 Naazneen Kallivalappil: It is important to follow your heart but always remember to take your brains with you as the heart guides and the brain defines.
- Compiled by Donia Jenabzadeh/Community web editor
