05-10-2017, 01:14 PM
In our digital age, it's not surprising how people get so stressed and anxious from the internet or mobile phones.
When I can, I try to step outside of myself and look at the situation from the most basic of views: I'm an adult human reacting negatively to some words or pictures on a screen. My old cat used to do exactly the same thing to my tv or laptop (though obviously she couldn't read... I hope :| )
Anyway, we all get to decide how much meaning we place on this stuff. It's because we're all so deeply entwined with it in our daily lives that we take it so seriously, without even thinking. Generally, text and words can be interpreted in so many different ways that the author's meaning and what we read in our heads are completely different.
Take a step back and realise that we're all just cats pawing at screens
When I can, I try to step outside of myself and look at the situation from the most basic of views: I'm an adult human reacting negatively to some words or pictures on a screen. My old cat used to do exactly the same thing to my tv or laptop (though obviously she couldn't read... I hope :| )
Anyway, we all get to decide how much meaning we place on this stuff. It's because we're all so deeply entwined with it in our daily lives that we take it so seriously, without even thinking. Generally, text and words can be interpreted in so many different ways that the author's meaning and what we read in our heads are completely different.
Take a step back and realise that we're all just cats pawing at screens