Do you think that people who are normally quite emotional about things are able to think properly or make good decisions?

@Pitchblue I think that emotion out of control affects decision making, causing people to make poor or even silly choices in life.

Women experience hormonal imbalances every single month, so I can say I have first hand experience with emotion that goes out of control as well. I still remember sitting there, crying, saying to the ex, "I don't know what is the MATTER with me. I'm not LIKE this!" And he would ask me if my period was due. Duh!!! That happened more often than I care to remember.

That being said, whenever I was in the grip of strong emotion, I knew, absolutely, that it would be a mistake to make any major life decisions.

hope you have discovered magnesium supplementation for pms@Pitchblue @4meAndyou

@Platoscave No, eventually I found some herbal supplements helped a little bit.

@Pitchblue Hmm. Good question. I suppose it can be used as a tool to point out actions that resulted in embarrassment, scandal, or failure...as a cautionary tale. In other words, don't do that...or..."So and so did this and that and what a hypocrite!" (Pointing out that it is better to behave according to some basic moral tenets). Unfortunately, much more often, it is gloating and wallowing in jealousy satisfied.

@4meAndyou Pointing out how badly someone failed when your child was doing exactly what they were doing, ex: Drugs and Alcohol might be a good way to point out the consequences of your actions.

@Pitchblue 😜

@Peppa I think that learning is the most important thing any of us can do. I have made an enormous number of bad decisions in my life based on emotion instead of clear thought, and thank goodness for that. I say thank goodness because if I had NOT made all of those mistakes, I would never have learned a better way.

@4meAndyou Thank you, lady.
I would not have survived without some reflections.
I will never give up some desires of the heart.

My emotions and my thoughts used to have more fights than a marriage.
With some reality exposure along time, they become friends...sometimes.

@CharlieZ Once again, I like your perspective. In comparing your thoughts and your emotions to a married couple who constantly fight and then compromise, you tell us that in the end, such a successful mixture of thought and emotion is a measure of maturity and striving for self-love.

@4meAndyou The remaining problem is well described in a quote I like:
"Experience is a comb that life gives you by when you got bald"