Separation of emotion and logic

People don't know how to separate their emotions and logic. They tend to do things on the whim. To think logistically without emotion is something that is hard to work at,but I think that it can be achieved. I have been thinking with emotion a lot more lately...but I have forgotten to filter out them and to think logistically more about life. At times, I get so wrapped up in my emotions that I tend to forget just who I am and then I lose my sense of identity and I become lost and confused due to those wide array of emotions that I feel I have to immerse myself in. Sometimes, I just want to be cut off from all of those feelings and just be left with a blank slate. To start over. I guess that's it is good that I am going to college this next fall where I have a chance to begin fresh. Yet, I know that when I try to do that, people can get the wrong idea about me, that I hide a lot of things and that I'm not my own person.
Yet, I think that to be cut off for a while to discover yourself, isn't such a bad idea especially if you're trying to figure out what all of those things that you're feeling inside actually mean and what are those causes for them to make you feel that way.

Or is it wrong to think that by isolating yourself from emotions and from others that you will be able to rediscover yourself?

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My personal about this is if you abandon your emotions, you are just going to make it much harder to find who you really are. Your emotions are part of your personality and with you not being able to express yourself fully is basically hiding some part of who you really are.

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DrifterDani6886's picture
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Emotions make up who you are. You want to have emotions with logic because it makes yourself feel more passionate about that logic. It is not wrong to feel the need for you to isolate yourself though. Hell I didn't even have to get rid of friends or family, they just either stopped talking to me or died.

I can give you presective on being isolated almost constantly not from emotions but from others. You start to find yourself better than with the drama of having friends. You start to really get to know who you are. But I wouldn't go and ditch everyone just to isolate yourself. It is rather lonely and it has made me spiteful towards people.

Of course this is just my take on it. Emotions and logic are good I believe you just need to find a balance between the 2. Plus age really does matter at least for me. From 18 to 20 I matured about 50% more. Hope this helps!

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I'm one of the most logical people that most of my friends know. I tend to play the devil's advocate about stuff, and, while it irks my friends, I know I'm making/helping others make the best decision. On the other hand, I'm also a theatre kid, which means I'm able to tap into my emotions, and shut them off. I think that there's no such thing as a perfect balance, and yes, most people don't know when to make a choice with their hearts versus their heads... But I think that that sort of flaw is what makes us human.

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