Reply #213: I used to react with anger myself

[thinkingwoman]

I have a reputation of a lousy temper. But after this last election, I began to realize that I wanted to change that.

I'm trying to react with humor, or patient explanation, without giving up honesty. I try to post what I truly think or feel, without pulling punches, but without anger at those who disagree.

When other posters react with anger, I try not to let them pull me into emotions I don't want to have. So far it's working...and I'm eating fewer rolaids.

It's not that I don't feel passionately about many topics, it's that I don't think emotion can mingle with reasoned debate. I, of course, could be completely wrong about that.