As free, beautiful, independent people, our greatest gift besides life itself is emotional freedom. No one can tell us what to think or how to feel. But if only it were so simple! Our emotions are critical to how we deal with the world and how we relate to each other. Without negative emotions, positive emotions are almost meaningless, but we can choose if we want to dwell on the positive or the negative. We cannot control our immediate emotional reactions or deny that they exist, but they provide openings for manipulation by others. To someone who has mastered their emotions, others can only provoke momentary lapses in whatever state of mind they have chosen to adopt, but very few have such mastery, and most of us fall far short.
Invoking emotions in others is a powerful way to control those who allow themselves to be manipulated. We see this every day in our individual relationships, and those that are dominated by emotional manipulation tend to be miserable! Sometimes this is not done deliberately, but is just as destructive when done subconsciously. It often occurs as a result of poor communication skills. When people feel unable to properly express themselves, they resort to emotional appeals or the examples set by those around them, especially their parents. Parents often use such weapons against their children, who learn by example. Awareness is all it takes to stop and prevent it, but that requires discipline and vigilance.
Effective communication can resolve nearly all human conflicts. We often communicate aggressively without even knowing it. We often communicate using deception and emotional manipulation to control others. We hold back from open communication because we fear being judged. Sometimes, we forget to listen to the needs of others because we are too busy judging them. We tend to hear comments as attacks and get defensive. These dysfunctional patterns of communication reinforce emotional slavery. True freedom means being able to communicate honestly, openly, and without judgement. The language of emotional slavery leaves us vulnerable to unsatisfying relationships. Nonaggressive communication fosters emotional freedom and fulfillment.
Governments can control us by the direct threat of force, but it is relatively inefficient and creates far more resistance than emotional manipulation. Governments are especially adept at using propaganda to induce fear among citizens to control their behavior. When people are frightened enough, they turn to governments for protection. Because we all fear the judgement of others to some degree, governments also use propaganda to manipulate our perception of the expectations of others. If propaganda creates the impression that all the other citizens expect us to be obedient, our default position will be obedience, and that can only be overcome with careful, rational analysis. Any time someone trying to control us can fill our heads with emotions, they can keep us from thinking clearly and lead us to believe in whatever bad ideas advance their agenda.
Whether negative emotions come from governments, individuals, or circumstance, allowing them to dominate our thinking is emotional slavery that leads to voluntary submission. When someone tries to frighten us, we cannot always control how we react, but we can choose to stay in a state of emotional reaction, or center ourselves and rationally analyze the situation. When we choose to remain in an emotional state that is chosen for us, we are voluntarily submitting to control. By claiming control of our outlook, we can make ourselves impervious to emotional manipulation from individuals and governments. Imagine how much better the world would be if no one succumbed to government fear! Without fear, the racket wouldn’t be possible. Governments couldn’t convince us to support wars, or the policies of the police state, or the idea of government itself. Patterns of manipulation are passed from generation to generation, but with increased consciousness of this broader problem through therapy, mental health awareness, better communication habits, and better practice of meditation, these habits are slowly being unlearned.
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back in early days , where're afraid of animals like lion, bear, tiger and any other predator that we know as a threat and we invented a tools as protection. and then another threat came which is a "human" where chaos and war is everywhere. And we inherited that fear, nowadays, we depends on government, but when the government abuses power, they exploit vulnerable people because of greed.Nowadays fear is no longer an instinct defense mechanism but rather a curse that gets you killed. :)
Hey Adam! I didn't know somebody could win your book. I think it would be an interesting read.
One thing I have been working on is my communication with those around me regarding the utility of Bitcoin and it's negative light in the mainstream drama. There are many concepts behind Bitcoin and the freedom it provides to many users. Like Andreas Antonopolous, I would like to become a better communicator regarding talks in Bitcoin. As he says, money is a form of language we use to communicate with others. I would like to see what you have said in your book regarding Bitcoin.
kevbot. communicate to them about cryptoCurrency as a whole. Don't lock into just Bitcoin; what is amounting to an obsolete level of blockchain technology. It's too cumbersome to be quality currency. Jeff Berwick covers this well, I have been told....as does his cute chickieFriend Heidi.
Why read when you can listen while driving to and from work?
I could not agree more. I am dealing with a professional struggle that encompasses some of the parameters mentioned here. It is hard to break these patterns of forced emotional will from another onto self without abandoning the situation completely. Someone else's will can dominated your life if that person holds a certain power over you financially. I hope to find an alternative that will allow me to break free of the emotionally dominate situation I have dealt with professionally in recent times.
It was great to meet you briefly yesterday, thank you for the inspiring post, much love. Followed, up-voted, and re-steemed.
You are not alone. Peaceful vibes your way
to you as well. Wa Alaikum Assalam.
Nice Read.
This is something that I often waste my air on. Explicitly explaining how emotions are conscious reactions that have been habitually programmed into us. On my blog, I have a posting talking about what freedom is to me. Your post is very similar, as you took the emotional approach I had taken the cognitive.
It's a enlightening read. I'd be honored to receive your book. I wish you luck in your candidacy, I hope to see you prevail.
Hey Adam! I truly hate to be like this, but I am trying to get the money to get my husband and I to New Orleans. I wrote a post yesterday asking for support, among my followers I have 67 cents worth of support. We are both ready to be delegates, we did the whole Ron Paul thing and were delegates fro him in 2008 so we know the ropes. I guess I am saying if you want us to be able to make it, I am going to need another post boosted. If you are so inclined, here is my story which serves as an interesting lesson in how NOT to... compared to your post. Thanks for everything, and if you don't really need us to come or don't really feel right boosting this no worries. I just figured asking is free, and I would at least ask before we decided we could not make the trip.
https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@fishyculture/cryptocurrency-and-adam-kokesh-the-new-taboo-topics-in-the-liberty-movement
Thank you so much for this.... you've put to words things I've not been able to for a long time
You're welcome, thank you for reading and reaching out!
We need more Freedom fighters whom we all must support .. it’s not optional anymore !
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Interesting perspective. To me, I feel we wake up free every day. Then, throughout the day the emotional weight bears down on us, if we let it. The good thing is that we get to wake up free again and again.
Buddy, your write up is exceptionally wonderful, as it speaks the whole truth about us and our emotions, kudos to you. Upvoted and following you. you can follow me @xtophercruzeu thanks
Good post.
Unfortunately the time left to parents after working and being stressed all day doing the work of many for the pay of barely one, and to be pressed by a child who is now needy for attention after not being with them, leads to curt reply or a shouted response to another 'is dinner ready yet?
Had at least one parent been able to have the luxury these days of being able to bring up their wonderful children (who are the future indeed) with proper morals and respect, and honour them with the time a parent naturally should be able to give, I cant help wondering if we would have reached the road to the impound we are on.
As each generation passes, we are forsaking our future piece by piece, and allowing our children to be absorbed into the gestalt of the system.
Up until our awakening, we did not know any better as we were the frogs in the heating pan.
Now we do, I hope its not too late to save the next generation, leading by example, as I feel that will be the last to have any will to resist.
your writing is appreciated
every one want to freedom their live for thuis they can do any thing
your psychological thought is right i think
keep it up
The manipulation techniques relied on not only evoke emotion but also immediacy: an immediate reaction, like a compound reflex.
From what I've seen, folks that guzzle down"hot takes" are easily manipulated.
One way to protect yourself is to treat the sensation-seeking media as a high-pressure salesman. "I'll look into it later."
Very well put! and accurate
Thanks. I'm sure there are other tricks to free your mind and make yourself manipulation-resistant.
I don't eben know where to start from but this write up is exceptional, am a guy of fewbwords but trust be u have a rare gift.
Very interesting post,good work,
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Nice Post...
Nice post,, thank's for share..
Nice Post....upvoted and followed
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good writing the psychological thought is really good
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Nice post & also like the post....
free your mind and the rest will follow
You just inspire me this is one of those posts that I will read over and over and over just because the content is very good, is nice to see how people like you keep readers like us reading. keep up the good work.
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Thanks @adamkokesh! Great post. "As above so below" Going into yourself and healing that will translate to the outside. Emotions are connected to our spirit or our deeper happiness if that's to hippie for you. Our natural state is one of high frequency, appreciation, being. We carry around these emotions and pain around with us and through meditation and observing our thoughts we can bring healing to these wounds. The goal isn't to overpower these emotions or cast them aside but to learn to accept, acknowledge, allow it to feel, but don't give power away to it. If you ever had an argument with your girl friend and she gets mad at you for giving her rational solutions to her problem you may see what I am saying. She wants to her emotions to be acknowledged and accepted. Once they are the "problem" dissolves away. Practicing non-judgement goes a long way in a relationship. Governments have been using fear since their conception. More and more people can see it now and actually have the drive to fix themselves and their world. The tide is on our side things are going to change for the better.
Thanks @adamkokesh! Great post. "As above so below" Going into yourself and healing that will translate to the outside. Emotions are connected to our spirit or our deeper happiness if that's to hippie for you. Our natural state is one of high frequency, appreciation, being. We carry around these emotions and pain around with us and through meditation and observing our thoughts we can bring healing to these wounds. The goal isn't to overpower these emotions or cast them aside but to learn to accept, acknowledge, allow it to feel, but don't give power away to it. If you ever had an argument with your girl friend and she gets mad at you for giving her rational solutions to her problem you may see what I am saying. She wants to her emotions to be acknowledged and accepted. Once they are the "problem" dissolves away. Practicing non-judgement goes a long way in a relationship. Governments have been using fear since their conception. More and more people can see it now and actually have the drive to fix themselves and their world. The tide is on our side things are going to change for the better.
The fear and emotional suffering that drive governments are based essentially in a fear of death, and the fear of the absence of a loving creator. Psychedelics (LSD, mushrooms, Ayahuasca, MDMA) are therapeutically miraculous tools for addressing this fear, and giving us a greater measure of understanding and use for our emotions--due to the experience of the infinite love that these substances can invoke.
I was just thinking about this post in relation to fear of death as well! It’s a concept that limits so many people. I agree with your comment completely. Very interesting.
Have you experienced LSD?
Well said Adam. I never realized how well you wrote and I am definitely grabbing your book. Thanks for sharing.!
I guess a lot of us need that emotional freedom, most especially those who are easily manipulated like me
Great article! I've heard a quote that I feel fits this article very well, I can't recall who said it, but I remember it went something like "90% of solving a problem is realizing there is one". This applies to this whole article full fold
Great post!! Very interesting
I'd love to have a smoke session with you. Been surprised when I got a follow. And love your dancing that's illegal!
Keep going and nice work!
These reminders are helpful, I appreciate it :3
gotta love Adam the Marine and his neoHippieShit. LOL But the message is great, at it's bottom line. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real. Join me in investing 10 minutes a day, for 6 days a week to help spread this book and/or audio file into every nook and cranny of your social media and email contact list. [email protected] to learn more about the strategy and expectations. First things Libertarians need to learn is how to overcome FEAR OF SUCCESS. ...this LOSERtarian attitude, brought in by infiltrators and cemented over 47 years, needs to be flushed down the toilet! The only thing missing from Adam attaining S CCESS in reaching that debate stage in 2020 is U!
This topic of emtional control of others is what Mark Passio in effect defines as satanism. Causing emotional abuse onto others in order to control them. And is indeed very empowering to be aware of to then be in controll of the self.
Very nicly framed :)
Additionally to be aware of, that others views and definitions of you, only effect you if you allowe it to. Meaning that if someone tells you "you have this disease" Most choose to let that define them to be someone that is effected by that disease. Or; if someone tells you they think you are stupid and unable to understand, most is likely to imbody most of it and thus fulfilling that notion. But if you just see that as they're view of you, but working to become more of the self, or improving upon what they pointed out. Basically dont let others define who you are by what they say if you dont want to:)
2 ways to be more yourself, improoving the self image via awareness. :)
"I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war" Joy to the world!
Right up till you actually try to throw their shit away. "peaceful, orderly, and responsible" ain't gonna work.
Top Comment HUH? Well I doubt it will be mine but I wanted to say that I am glad you are doing well. And keep fighting.
I very much agree. I have much more control over how others can make me feel than I once did. There was a time when it was easy for someone to make me feel self-conscious or guilty or angry in some other way. The feelings might last all day, or longer. I’ve learned since then, that I am the only one in control of the way I feel. I’m able to shake those negative feelings much faster, and sometimes I’m able to avoid them all together. It does make for a more peaceful, free life.
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I do believe that this pretty much sums up how we take what happens to us in life. Feelings of guilt and regret can sometimes consume to the point where they can dominate our lives. I made a video recently talking about this: https://d.tube/v/selfhelpyourself/kvdswcgv
How we perceive and share our emotions with others makes all the difference! Great read :)
Is not it like that? It should be in this matrix we live in? It is the mystery of life itself, to be or not to be ....
I just read the book "Radical Self-Acceptance" and it goes along with everything your saying. We tend to trap ourselves in thinking life can only be one way, when in reality we are the one holding ourselves back.
@adamkokesh. me encanto tu post, soy a fin a este tipo de temas y si, la evolución de la conciencia nos da libertad en todos los aspectos...
te felicito, muchos éxitos ...
@adamkokesh This is a really thought provoking post! I can't believe you actually wrote a book that got banned - really makes one think about freedom of speech and what that means today. If you like psychology I would really appreciate your opinion on my latest post https://steemit.com/life/@t8scones/life-always-finds-a-way-fighting-loneliness STEEM ON!!
I enjoyed your post. Wow the all the best, congrats, and heaps of adoration from the core of my heart, I am with you and will be there
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Great topic Adam.
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