NationStates Jolt Archive

Just finding myself amazed by hormones tonight. Ex was online, and managed to give me five really sharp reasons to be jealous of or angry at her boyfriend, in a single conversation, including mentions of marriage. Earlier, I had done 15 pushups, and pooped out. I'm really out of shape. 250 pounds. Rarely do more than 15 pushups in a month.

After the conversation, and counting the first set, I'm now up to 135 pushups (sets of 15 with a variable number of minutes between). I can now barely support my weight, and the last five were weak. But the max I've ever done in my life, with similar intervals, was 200. And that was after three months of doing pushups every single night (It was after she and I had met, when she visited from another country... I was trying to get in shape to keep her interest despite the distance -- this time is more about utter frustration). I may try some more when I can feel my arms again (my armpit is tingling.. ack...)

But fricking hell. I thought this sort of thing only worked when you were trying to pull half a house off of a kid during an emergency.

Anyone else care to share their emotionally-driven moments that led them to doing something they never thought they could?

I got extremely pissed at my dad last night, and it drove me to write a song. A very dark, anti-religious song.

It also drove me to lifting my 50-pound weights a staggering 50 times. I usually break at 25.

Poetry is a very lovely outlet.

Still have two poems I wrote when I broke up with said ex, and sometimes end up rhyming my anger at teachers, but mostly just in my head.

I actually got depressed and began acting acting normal when I broke up with my ex (refraining from calling her a whore) It got people worried, as I'm known for being jolly, and a little messed in the head. And I stopped eating, which really messed me up because the job I had at the time was really heavy manual work.

But since then I moved on and stuff. Plus I'm flirty and outgoing and stuff now, so it worked well.

I agree, poetry is a really good outlet for depression/anger.

Now imagine if you could harness that emotional energy at will, and use it for something truly worthwhile. It might take time to develop, but channeling emotions through your actions can lead to spectacular results.

Even rational debate, when edged by passionate belief and a pliant but firm will, is made better, more intense, more productive. Letting your mind stay sharp and focused but retaining your emotions and expressing them clearly; that is power. Someone who is calm but intense, reasonable but passionate, they carry along other people in their lives, transfix us with their dreams.

This kind of power within emotion has always fascinated me, detachment and passion, strength of will and strength of heart. The will of a human being. It has a Yin/Yang element to it, no?

I don't mean to get all weird on you like that; but some things get me thinking. ;) I'm happy your post gave me pause to think about this.

Now imagine if you could harness that emotional energy at will, and use it for something truly worthwhile. It might take time to develop, but channeling emotions through your actions can lead to spectacular results.

Even rational debate, when edged by passionate belief and a pliant but firm will, is made better, more intense, more productive. Letting your mind stay sharp and focused but retaining your emotions and expressing them clearly; that is power. Someone who is calm but intense, reasonable but passionate, they carry along other people in their lives, transfix us with their dreams.

This kind of power within emotion has always fascinated me, detachment and passion, strength of will and strength of heart. The will of a human being. It has a Yin/Yang element to it, no?

I don't mean to get all weird on you like that; but some things get me thinking. ;) I'm happy your post gave me pause to think about this.

Wow that was almost inspirational

Wow that was almost inspirational

Thank you, I'm almost pleased. ;)

I spend much of my day training in just this sort of area. A longtime theorist on combat theory, my studies have led me down some unusual paths of thought.

Thank you, I'm almost pleased. ;)

I spend much of my day training in just this sort of area. A longtime theorist on combat theory, my studies have led me down some unusual paths of thought.
Hence your responce in my buddhism thread :)

Now imagine if you could harness that emotional energy at will, and use it for something truly worthwhile.because everyone knows that poetry and lifting weights aren't truly worthwhile

because everyone knows that poetry and lifting weights aren't truly worthwhile

Ah, true. Perhaps I was hasty in my speech. You see, helping other and discovering yourself are two different things, and having already discovered something about myself I wish to help others now. I forget sometimes that others are in different places in their life, some need to find themselves and their power before striking out into the world.

I am humbled by your words.

Music is the perfect outlet for all emotion. Anytime I'm angry, furious, happy, sad, or sometimes just apathetic, I simply play a tune on the Piano or write a song or two.

I once beat a guy to a pulp because his drunk girlfriend slapped me. I don't hit women, but someone had to pay.

I once beat a guy to a pulp because his drunk girlfriend slapped me. I don't hit women, but someone had to pay.
two questions what caused her to slap you, and why did someone have to pay, I mean getting slapped isnt really worth causing anymore harm

two questions what caused her to slap you, and why did someone have to pay, I mean getting slapped isnt really worth causing anymore harm

I never said I was being rational, only that at the time, in my mind, someone had to pay. The thread topic had to do with emotion causing uncharacteristic behavior, and I thought that qualified.

Anyhow, she slapped me because I bumped into her and spilled her drink, I guess. I was in a crowd in New Orleans and I got pushed backwards, couldn't help knocking into her. I turned around to slug whoever had done it, and her boyfriend thought I was gonna hit her and tried to stop me, so I went off on him instead.

two questions what caused her to slap you, and why did someone have to pay, I mean getting slapped isnt really worth causing anymore harm

Allow me to answer the second question for him ;)

Pepe here had just been physically attacked by one member of a party of two. Taking it upon himself to remove the threat of further attacks upon his person, he proceeded to remove the greater of the two threats to his person using force.

This allowed him to avoid striking a party whom he did not wish to attack (a woman who was not in full control of her senses) and ending the confrontation desicively.

I assume that Pepe indeed did fear further attacks by both members, and had not incited the drunk woman to attack him on purpose. Also I assume that the man involved posed more of a threat to Pepe than a drunk woman. I also assume that Pepe had assessed the need to use violence instead of ending the confrontation more quietly.

Those are a lot of assumptions eh?

Ah well, I'm done being foolish for this morning. I need to start my day and all, its almost 7am already. Its been fun you guys, lemme know if you have any questions or comments okay? I'll be on again this evening or tomorrow morning.

Allow me to answer the second question for him ;)

Pepe here had just been physically attacked by one member of a party of two. Taking it upon himself to remove the threat of further attacks upon his person, he proceeded to remove the greater of the two threats to his person using force.

This allowed him to avoid striking a party whom he did not wish to attack (a woman who was not in full control of her senses) and ending the confrontation desicively.

I assume that Pepe indeed did fear further attacks by both members, and had not incited the drunk woman to attack him on purpose. Also I assume that the man involved posed more of a threat to Pepe than a drunk woman. I also assume that Pepe had assessed the need to use violence instead of ending the confrontation more quietly.

Those are a lot of assumptions eh?

Ah, I'm flattered, but you give me too much credit, ethically. I'm not a very nice person sometimes, unfortunately. Hadn't slept in a day or two, hadn't eaten in a week, and was staying at the train station at the time, so I was a little irritable. Not that there wasn't a threat, but the blame is mostly mine.

Ah, I'm flattered, but you give me too much credit, ethically. I'm not a very nice person sometimes, unfortunately. Hadn't slept in a day or two, hadn't eaten in a week, and was staying at the train station at the time, so I was a little irritable. Not that there wasn't a threat, but the blame is mostly mine.

(I know I said I'm leaving, but I forgot to check something before I left. Last post for now, I promise.)

Actually, I didn't give you any credit at all, I was just playing around with combat theory in a brawl. Something of a hobby I guess. I answered for you because I knew that you hadn't thought it through at the time. But my being an ass aside, when looking back at it, do you think my description might be accurate?

Even though you were angry, my statement summed up your actions without addressing your motives, save one. I assumed you had thought the problem through and had realized you had no other recourse but to fight, its entirely possible you had stumbled into that situation without realizing it.

You might have been assulted by the man if you turned away and tried to leave, or attacked again by the woman if you stayed and tried to help. Its possible; but I wasn't there. Fools like myself don't get into a lot of fights, but we can justify other people fighting quite well ;)

(I know I said I'm leaving, but I forgot to check something before I left. Last post for now, I promise.)

Actually, I didn't give you any credit at all, I was just playing around with combat theory in a brawl. Something of a hobby I guess. I answered for you because I knew that you hadn't thought it through at the time. But my being an ass aside, when looking back at it, do you think my description might be accurate?

Even though you were angry, my statement summed up your actions without addressing your motives, save one. I assumed you had thought the problem through and had realized you had no other recourse but to fight, its entirely possible you had stumbled into that situation without realizing it.

You might have been assulted by the man if you turned away and tried to leave, or attacked again by the woman if you stayed and tried to help. Its possible; but I wasn't there. Fools like myself don't get into a lot of fights, but we can justify other people fighting quite well ;)

Well, you assumed that I hadn't done anything to deserve being hit by the woman, and that I would've taken the more peaceful way out if it were possible. I'd say you were being pretty generous, all things considered.

Either way, you're no fool not to have gotten in many fights - there's nothing much good about it, I think, and also a bad habit to get into.

My mother made me stop playing NS for 2 hours!!!!! 2 hours!!!!!!! I didn't think I could survive. After punching the wall for half an hours, I beat up people on "halo2". Felt much better afterwards.