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What does it mean to respond and not react?
It’s a gut reaction, often based on fear and insecurities, and it’s not the most rational or appropriate way to act. Responding, on the other hand, is taking the situation in, and deciding the best course of action based on values such as reason, compassion, cooperation, etc.
How do you react to certain situations?
When something happens that triggers an emotional response; pause, take some deep breaths, and observe your emotions and how you’re feeling. If you have an impulse to react, simply observe this impulse, thinking, “I have an impulse to react”, let this thought come to the front of your mind, then let it go.
How can you change the way you see things and the way you react to different situations to become a more positive person?
Taking a moment to breathe and think before you act is a great first step towards changing the way you respond to things. It can also help you separate your feelings from your actions. While you may be feeling incredibly upset or angry, you can recognise that feeling as something you don’t need to act on at all.
How do you stop angrily reaction?
How to Control Anger: 25 Tips to Help You Stay Calm
- Count down. Count down (or up) to 10.
- Take a breather. Your breathing becomes shallower and speeds up as you grow angry.
- Go walk around. Exercise can help calm your nerves and reduce anger.
- Relax your muscles.
- Repeat a mantra.
- Stretch.
- Mentally escape.
- Play some tunes.
Is no reaction a reaction?
No reaction (NR): A circumstance in which mixing of reactants causes no change in molecular structure. Frequently abbreviated as NR.
How do I stop negative reactions?
Here are 5 suggestions to help you stop overreacting:
- Don’t neglect the basics.
- Tune in and name it.
- Put a positive spin on it.
- Breathe before responding.
- Identify and resolve emotional “leftovers.” Notice patterns in your overreactions.
Why do I like seeing people’s reactions?
“You feel like you’ve been heard in some way because you’ve bonded with them.” React videos provide a two-fold experience: we feel satisfied because we know the emotions being conveyed in the video, and we bond with the reactor because we can share their emotions.
Why do people react the way they do?
Reactions are driven by instincts and emotions. They’re immediate, unconscious. They don’t give balanced thought to the long term impact of what you do or say. Responses, on the other hand, are chosen. They’re determined by your more rational, higher adult Self. Not hijacked by your emotional inner child.
Why do people say they can’t see the answer?
Somehow it doesn’t register. It’s because they have a belief. Either they believe you don’t have the answer or that you can’t have the answer or you can’t have the answer right here, right now. Or they believe the answer needs to look like something else.
What’s the best way to respond, not act?
We can pause, not act, breathe. We can watch this urge to act irrationally arise, then let it go away. Sometimes that takes a few seconds, other times it means we should remove ourselves politely from the situation and let ourselves cool down before we respond. Pause.
What happens when you don’t get a response from someone?
When you’ve been patiently waiting for an answer, not getting any response is rude and disrespectful. Not only that, but there simply isn’t a good excuse for it. When someone behaves this way with you it’s perfectly fine to put the ball back in their court. In other words, send a carefully worded message that you are done waiting on them.