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Post subject: What's your first reaction to a problem?
 Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 04:54 PM
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I have waaay too much time on my
hands today, so I was wondering how
other people here react to a problem....
serious or not so serious.
I'm guessing most people react emotionally
at first, unless you're Spock-like, so do
you have a feeling or a thought or both?
I instinctively get defensive and say to
myself, "You can't hurt me!"....
(I'm not sure who "You" is..  )
How do you react?
~Peg |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 05:05 PM
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Talk to everyone I can about it, thus, quite frequently, making the problem worse!
Oh yes, and having an extra glass of Chardonnay!
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 05:10 PM
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Hi Peg, Sue,
usually my first reaction is to sigh.......
Then if it is really upsetting I might feel crestfallen, etc....
Well tomorrow is another day....
Cheers,
Claudia. |
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Post subject: Got a problem?
Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 05:15 PM
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Fix it, 
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 05:27 PM
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Location: "It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem."~ G.K.C
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Think Logic...
Hi Peg, this question I consider vague because every problem has variables.
Take Care,
Doc |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 05:51 PM
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Ok, maybe it is too vague, but
Claudia got it.
I was really curious about first
reaction to a problem, serious or not too
serious.
Claudia sighs, I feel defensive....
surely, there must be a thought or feeling,
before you take any action.
Here's another example;
My eldest daughter has, what I call,
"catastropic thinking" with even mild problems....
first thought? "The sky is falling!"
After that first reaction, if she's "handled"
carefully or has some time to think rationally,
she'll try to solve the problem.
And Doc, I mean first reaction, before
you have time to analyze the problem....
how 'bout this....what's your gut reaction
when first faced with any problem.
Interesting reaction to the question tho'
Either it's too early in the morning for
introspection, the question is too vague,
or everyone who answered, except Claudia,
is repressed! 
~Peg |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:04 PM
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| outrage is my first reaction. then why, and then normally now what? |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:20 PM
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| peg wrote: | Either it's too early in the morning for
introspection, the question is too vague,
or everyone who answered, except Claudia,
is repressed!
~Peg |
It's10:00am, I am never quite sure what women want and as for repressed, now I am depressed... 
Augie
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:27 PM
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| "HOLY **** BATMAN!!!!!" |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:30 PM
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In all seriousness, though...
Usually, when a problem arises, I immediately react emotionally, asking myself what the consequences are, etc. After about a minute of self-pity, I start to get the wheels a'turnin' on what the logical, methodical solution is.
It all depends on the problem, really. There are times when, if a problem arises with my writing, that I become defensive and critical of their own style of critiquing my work. Other problems, such as the recent family ones, I've tried my best to deal with the tasks at hand first, then fall apart later. |
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"Maybe we weren't meant for Paradise. Maybe we were meant to fight our way through, struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way. Maybe we can't stroll to the music of the lute, we must march to the sound of drums."
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:30 PM
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| Augie wrote: | | peg wrote: | Either it's too early in the morning for
introspection, the question is too vague,
or everyone who answered, except Claudia,
is repressed!
~Peg |
It's10:00am, I am never quite sure what women want and as for repressed, now I am depressed...
Augie
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Hi Augie,
No smilie with your "depressed" comment...
how are you doing?
~Peg |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:34 PM
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Hi Peg:
Well the mind races with animalizing tactics such as, body language, what is the hidden message, finding a positive out of a negative situation (if it's negative) and most import try, try, try real hard in Listening First BEFORE your thought pattern kicks into high gear: D
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:35 PM
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| rag451 wrote: | | "HOLY **** BATMAN!!!!!" |
love it !
~Peg |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:42 PM
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| peg wrote: | | rag451 wrote: | | "HOLY **** BATMAN!!!!!" |
love it !
~Peg |
Better than "Gee Willikers, Batman" eh?  |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 06:59 PM
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It depends on the problem.
Looking up in the rear view mirror while stopped at a red light to see a van that's much larger than what I'm driving that is going very fast and not seeing me elicited a thought of shocked resignation.
Two weeks of computer problems where I had to stay late to keep abreast of at the beginning of the school year was actually very enjoyable to me.
Punk teenagers screaming at each other in my grandmothers backyard at one in the morning while I was sleeping years ago elicited fury.
As Lazarus Long once said
"Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect" |
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