09/01/2026
Some people have a biopsychosocial propensity toward experiencing their emotions very strongly, and this often leads to polarized thoughts that just make them feel worse and that can also negatively impact their relationships.
🌾For example, if you get your feelings hurt because someone didn’t return a text promptly, those feelings can get amplified into more discomfort, which can lead to problematic thoughts like, “well I guess they don’t think I’m funny,” or “I said something wrong/stupid…” or “they don’t like me” etc.
🌾While your feelings are valid, it doesn’t make them true. It also doesn’t serve your relationships to act on such feelings because acting on false narratives can push people away and become a self-fulfilling prophecy that reinforces a false idea that something is wrong with you, or that you shouldn’t trust people, and so forth.
Instead of fueling the fire with negative narratives:
🌾Simply notice that you’re having feelings of rejection or hurt.
🌾Try to calm your nervous system by engaging in a pleasurable activity, exercise, or doing some breathing.
🌾Notice feeling more calm, and then see if there could be other possibilities for why a text wasn’t returned promptly, such as someone is occupied with an activity and will eventually get back to you, for example.
🌾Notice feeling better and overall more grounded, having soothed yourself instead of prematurely reacting at the other person, and potentially disrupting your relationship.
🌾This also allows for more patience which can allow for more information to be revealed about the situation.