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how do you get less emotionally sensitive?
especially over things on the internet?
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▶ No.31551>>31568 >>31632
Like with most sensations, you can develop a tolerance if you gradually expose yourself to more of it.
It sucks, but it works for me. The only problem is that you gradually slip back into your vulnerable state over time if you stop being exposed to such stimulii, and you'll have to start all over again.
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▶ No.31553>>31584
Funny, I've been wondering how I could become more sensitive, and less apathetic. Barely feel anything these days.
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▶ No.31568
>>31549 (OP)
Oh, good question! Well, as said already, by brute-force desensitisation is one way, definitely.
Alternatively, practicing a mindfulness-type of acknowledgement may allow you to process emotion less impulsively, and with more control
As you mature, you also may expect some general increases in your ability to handle emotionally provocative stuff
>>31551
Yah, I've already seen a lot of bad things on the net etc. I think gradual sensititisation for extended periods without exposure is probably what happens - I look forward to it, and I think it's working a bit already.
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▶ No.31584>>31585 >>31638
>>31549 (OP)
Meditation
>>31553
Meditation
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▶ No.31585>>31635 >>31647
>>31584
>Meditation
>makes you less sensitive
>makes you more sensitive
How am I supposed to know which effect it's going to have?
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▶ No.31632>>31634 >>31639
>>31551
you sure? i've been intensively browsing chans for over 10 months now and i still can't take even some of the most basic forms of trolling such as "your waifu a shit"
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▶ No.31634
>>31632
Your waifu is shit. If anons are telling you that your waifu is shit it must be true
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▶ No.31635
>>31585
What you choose to focus on determents whether it makes you less insensitive or more capable of dealing with abuse and insensitivity.
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▶ No.31638
>>31584
>tfw curing depression through meditation
After this, I firmly believe that regular meditation can cure all mental ailments.
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▶ No.31639
>>31632
If you mean pic related I hope you know everyone in that show is shit tier anyway so there's no reason to feel bad about it, you're waifu is no less than others.
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▶ No.31647>>31706
>>31585
Figuring that out will bring you a step closer to satori.
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▶ No.31648
By learning to not take yourself seriously, be able to laugh off your worst qualities. Like a weakness in your appearance or jokes about your race.
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▶ No.31649
>>31549 (OP)
Don't worry. You'll get better.
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▶ No.31668>>31766
>>31549 (OP)
What exact things are you sensitive too? You can say that I'm sensitive to social justice discourse on the internet and what helped me is ultimately realizing that despite all the hubbub about it, a lot of those things don't really have much of an effect on your life, despite being in the right "demographic." It's really more about putting on a performance and seeing who can be the best "passionate" person.
For me, once I discovered how much I and others were deceiving themselves, the emotional effect that sort of thing had on me was reduced greatly. Brute-level desensitization never worked for me but maybe it will work for others.
There's a lot of good advice here too, including taking up meditation, learning about mindfulness (being self aware of yourself) and and being able to make fun of yourself. Although with the latter, it can go too far into bullying yourself to make yourself feel worse for an audience.
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▶ No.31706
>>31647
Ah, how nice. Ancient depictions of inner peace, lust, love and equanimity upgrade themselves to their equivalents in modern popculture. They do it on their own, the names even stay the same. Meme magic finds a way. May you reach satori's softness, brother
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▶ No.31766
>>31668
i wasn't kidding when i said i can't take it by hearing "your waifu a shit". every meme that's meant to offend weeaboos offends me tenfold.
one thing that makes it a bit better for me is if i know it isn't directed towards me personally. but that can be hard when they're talking about more and more specific topics.
however this isn't the core problem. the core problem is that deep down i want everyone to like me. i think if i can get rid of that root and just be myself and stop being so sensitive about insults that my life would improve greatly. if you know any tips on how to do this please tell.
everyone thanks for the other advice. i'm going to try out tai-chi sooner or later in order to be more calm.
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▶ No.32870>>33647
OP here. after a couple of months trying the things suggested in this thread. i have concluded that instead of trying ways to desensitize myself through tricks myself it is better to stop browsing offensive sites/board, build up confidence and improve myself. that way i wouldn't take everything extremely personal and build up quite a resistance.
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▶ No.32873>>32885
>>31549 (OP)
>how do you get less emotionally sensitive?
>
>especially over things on the internet?
Why would you want to be? It is better to stay innocent.
To actually give an answer; if you want to numb down then you must kill a part of you inside yourself. The more he dies, the less sensitive you get. Partial spiritual and psychological death is not a good thing though, stay better away from the wicked than to become like them.
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▶ No.32885
>>32873
I'm kind of happy there are a few thing that still get to me. Better to have some emotion than no emotion.
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▶ No.33615
bump.
being a pussy is suffering
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▶ No.33645
>>31549 (OP)
It's a natural thing more than anything, you'll just stop caring sooner or later.
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▶ No.33647
>>32870
That is not a logical response to your irrational fear of opinions you dont agree with.
You need to use aversion therapy.
Like if someone is irrationally afraid of spiders, and you gradually expose them to spiders more and more eventually they wont be afraid because they know it cant hurt them.
Either that or they get bitten by a black widow and die.
In either case its Darwinism in effect.
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▶ No.35477
Dehumanize yourself and face to bloodshed.
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