tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878604398915673183.post6775409066818818330..comments2023-07-09T02:06:56.896-07:00Comments on Planet Papillon: Being the Switzerland of Emotional StatesPapillonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975368513439917020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878604398915673183.post-77396076085352356322007-10-24T16:21:00.000-07:002007-10-24T16:21:00.000-07:00Hi Jim,Thanks for dropping by. I tried to visit yo...Hi Jim,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by. I tried to visit your blog, but as you no doubt know, it's limited access.<BR/><BR/>To address your comment:<BR/><BR/>I'm not a teacher, although I did teach ESL several years ago. The concept of "emotional flatlining", as I define it, is a <B>state of feeling no emotion at all</B>. One isn't sad, but neither is one happy.<BR/><BR/>A therapist once told me that depressed people placed too much value on happiness. <I>Gee, Sherlock – ya think?</I> Then, obviously doubting my capacity to recognize "real" happiness when I felt it, he proceeded to try and sell me a soul-less, watered-down notion of existence that, by his definition, constituted happiness. I dubbed the concept he was selling <B>Emotional Flatling</B>, and needless to say, I'm not buying it. Going through life feeling <I>just okay</I> isn't okay. Not for me.<BR/><BR/>When I talk about "the Switzerland of Emotional States", however, I'm talking about a personal coping mechanism. It essentially comes down to me convincing myself to chill out and relax even though, for instance, I may feel like putting my fist through drywall. So this isn't actually the absence of emotion; it's more a case of turning the volume down on feelings that may be too overwhelming at a given time.<BR/><BR/>Hope the above made some sense!<BR/><BR/>Please visit again if I haven't scared you off. ;-)Papillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975368513439917020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878604398915673183.post-72991562094909857752007-10-24T02:44:00.000-07:002007-10-24T02:44:00.000-07:00Hello,You aren;t the only person to come up with t...Hello,<BR/>You aren;t the only person to come up with the concept of emotional flatlining. I am using it in the context of teaching people telephone connecting skills. I was preparing a lesson for this training and googled "emotional flatlining" and came accross your website. I too think it is a unique concept.<BR/><BR/>Like minds think alike so I would be interested in learned more about how you use emotional flatlining concepts in teaching and business.<BR/><BR/>Jim<BR/>JimRivas.comHome Business 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/11142384074819183087noreply@blogger.com