Is it ok to be relaxed all of the time?

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#1 FPSunionOWNS
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i saw someone i have not seen for 5 years yesterday and they changed a lot, the person was just chill and completely laid back at all times for the 6 hours i hung out with him. This got me wondering is that a good way to live, should i be like that??

I feel like i should try to be like that but i feel if you are just never angry or upset ever you could just explode one day. Wat say you gamespot?

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#2 pygmahia5
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he's most likely not like that all the time.
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#3 leviathan91
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Stress is a good thing. It builds character.

Ideally, relaxation is a goal that we all strive for but in terms of building yourself up, getting a good job, a family, and a good house, stress is important.

Just don't over-stress yourself.

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#4 xXDrPainXx
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I'm considered by most people close to me to be relaxed, care-free and just chilled out but I'm not like this all the time. I doubt he is like that 24/7 but is like me and don't let a lot of things in the world worry us and we keep living life day by day.
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#5 undergroundLPx
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That actually happened to me. I used to be the typical react-according-to-situation kind of guy and I was pretty dramatic back in the day and I've changed like literally completely.

I'm calm and relaxed 90% of the time now (there are still things that get to me but instead of lashing out I just feel bothered by it on the inside) and when something that does bother me comes up I usually just breathe it out. It's good to vent sometimes but you realize getting upset and agitated is truthfullly not worth it. I used to live worried most of the time because of different reasons and it was just not healthy, you have to find a place where you feel at peace with yourself and that's where you'll learn to develop as calmer and more intelligent kind of lifestyle.

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#6 dave123321
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It becomes an issue if you are so relaxed you don't take things as seriously anymore. An example is school. Don't want to get into a situation where you don't put forth an honest effort. But you definitely can still be hardworking but have a more relaxed attitude when dealing with stressful situations.
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In terms of emotions, some people are just not as expressive or reactionary. Does not mean that they don't care or experience anger,sadness, or whatever.
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#8 IdioticIcarus
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You can be relaxed and angry or upset at the same time, right?

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I would prefer it over being paranoid all the time.
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#10 ghoklebutter
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It's only bad if it has a significant, negative impact on things like productivity, motivation, and your sense of responsibility.

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#11 FPSunionOWNS
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[QUOTE="undergroundLPx"]

That actually happened to me. I used to be the typical react-according-to-situation kind of guy and I was pretty dramatic back in the day and I've changed like literally completely.

I'm calm and relaxed 90% of the time now (there are still things that get to me but instead of lashing out I just feel bothered by it on the inside) and when something that does bother me comes up I usually just breathe it out. It's good to vent sometimes but you realize getting upset and agitated is truthfullly not worth it. I used to live worried most of the time because of different reasons and it was just not healthy, you have to find a place where you feel at peace with yourself and that's where you'll learn to develop as calmer and more intelligent kind of lifestyle.

Yea your definitely right about that its not worth it to be agitated about something all day.
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It's only bad if it has a significant, negative impact on things like productivity, motivation, and your sense of responsibility.

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#13 lo_Pine
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If you haven't seen him in 5 years since high school or something that is normal. Everyone teenage boy is pretty fvckin stupid and nuts.

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#14 almasdeathchild
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no i'm laid back almost all the time and hardly take anything serious. and i enjoy it that way

also tc just be yourself

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#15 junglist101
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I know someone who changed that way. You can't be like that all the time unless you don't care about how well things go in your life.

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#16 sexyweapons
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life's to short to be serous,sit back relax and enjoy the ride.

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#17 Dogswithguns
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You can't just sit down and relax all the time. there are lots of work to do you know.. lots of things need to be done around the house.

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#18 DeadMan1290
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Most people that really know me, know that I'm always relaxed, cool, and barely ever sad, worried or stressed. That doesn't mean I'm not always sad, worried or stressed. Those same people that really know me, know when I feel like that.

Being like that isn't a problem, but I think being like that would make people take you for granted at times.

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I get ragged on all the time for being totally relaxed. I have been accused of not caring, not having passion for anything and very very often have I been accused of being depressed simply because it is nigh on impossible to get me excited about anything.

There are very few things In life that I have control over outside of my daily work, sleep, bills, more work routine. I could fret the details and worry or get anxious about things but it won't help so why bother?

I actually find it nearly impossible to "worry" about things like normal ( by social standards ) people do. I genuinely don't understand that mechanism or how it works.

Life is pretty much "meh" for me but not in a negative way. I just don't think about much past the point where I manage to keep myself relatively happy and entertained one day at a time.

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#20 FPSunionOWNS
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[QUOTE="Alter_Echo"]

I get ragged on all the time for being totally relaxed. I have been accused of not caring, not having passion for anything and very very often have I been accused of being depressed simply because it is nigh on impossible to get me excited about anything.

There are very few things In life that I have control over outside of my daily work, sleep, bills, more work routine. I could fret the details and worry or get anxious about things but it won't help so why bother?

I actually find it nearly impossible to "worry" about things like normal ( by social standards ) people do. I genuinely don't understand that mechanism or how it works.

Life is pretty much "meh" for me but not in a negative way. I just don't think about much past the point where I manage to keep myself relatively happy and entertained one day at a time.

Do you find that since your like that if you ever get mad you get really really mad?
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#21 Fightingfan
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Stress is a good thing. It builds character.

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Go to prison for that. Builds character, and it's a weight-loss-muscle gaining training camp.
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He's probably trying very hard to increase his lifespan.

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#24 Grandotaku
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I'm relaxed at least 99% of the time. I don't like getting stressed as it doesn't accomplish anything so even when it's busy I try and keep relaxed and just do what ever it is I'm doing.

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dat weed
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#26 FPSunionOWNS
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dat weedlloveLamp
yea probably why this persons like that.
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#27 Shottayouth13-
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I'd describe myself as being pretty relaxed. That's not to say I'm a bum or anything, it's just that I don't allow a lot of things to bother me. i just try to live worry free.
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Stress is a good thing. It builds character.

Ideally, relaxation is a goal that we all strive for but in terms of building yourself up, getting a good job, a family, and a good house, stress is important.

Just don't over-stress yourself.

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Can you explain how stress builds character?
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#29 chaoscougar1
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i saw someone i have not seen for 5 years yesterday and they changed a lot, the person was just chill and completely laid back at all times for the 6 hours i hung out with him. This got me wondering is that a good way to live, should i be like that??

I feel like i should try to be like that but i feel if you are just never angry or upset ever you could just explode one day. Wat say you gamespot?

FPSunionOWNS
6 hours = His demeanor 24/7/365?
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stress is a good source of motivation, unless it prevents your progress.

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#31 Alter_Echo
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[QUOTE="FPSunionOWNS"][QUOTE="Alter_Echo"]

I get ragged on all the time for being totally relaxed. I have been accused of not caring, not having passion for anything and very very often have I been accused of being depressed simply because it is nigh on impossible to get me excited about anything.

There are very few things In life that I have control over outside of my daily work, sleep, bills, more work routine. I could fret the details and worry or get anxious about things but it won't help so why bother?

I actually find it nearly impossible to "worry" about things like normal ( by social standards ) people do. I genuinely don't understand that mechanism or how it works.

Life is pretty much "meh" for me but not in a negative way. I just don't think about much past the point where I manage to keep myself relatively happy and entertained one day at a time.

Do you find that since your like that if you ever get mad you get really really mad?

I don't get mad either. If Im mad about something I can fix or change I fix or change it. If I can't do either of those then it makes no sense to be mad about it since it's going to be like that regardless. There is no scenario where getting mad ever helps anything. Of all the emotional reactions we have, Anger is by FAR the most useless. I guess you could say I am emotionally efficient.
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#32 ShadowsDemon
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It depends.
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#33 lo_Pine
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Absolutely not. In fact most people like to be around exhuberant, boisterous, loud, rambunctious people and tend to stay away from the reserved quiet and subtle ones. They especially love the guy who gets the drunkest first at a party and asks all the ladies to dance. They love that guy.

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#35 chaoscougar1
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Absolutely not. In fact most people like to be around exhuberant, boisterous, loud, rambunctious people and tend to stay away from the reserved quiet and subtle ones. They especially love the guy who gets the drunkest first at a party and asks all the ladies to dance. They love that guy.

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Being chilled =/= reserved and quiet
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#36 branketra
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i saw someone i have not seen for 5 years yesterday and they changed a lot, the person was just chill and completely laid back at all times for the 6 hours i hung out with him. This got me wondering is that a good way to live, should i be like that??

I feel like i should try to be like that but i feel if you are just never angry or upset ever you could just explode one day. Wat say you gamespot?

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Everyone is different. Live the best way possible for you. Do not worry about what other people say about you because you know what you are doing is right.
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#37 lo_Pine
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[QUOTE="lo_Pine"]

Absolutely not. In fact most people like to be around exhuberant, boisterous, loud, rambunctious people and tend to stay away from the reserved quiet and subtle ones. They especially love the guy who gets the drunkest first at a party and asks all the ladies to dance. They love that guy.

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Being chilled =/= reserved and quiet

But people always love the really drunk guy at weddings. He never seems to annoy anyone. That guy is not chill at all and sometimes he falls flat on his face in front of everyone...l ah man I crack myself up too much sometimes. I'm Jk, just be yourself whether that's chill and laid back or energetic. Whose to say how to act? Edit: but honestly your friend being more relaxed since you last saw him as a teenager or whatever is normal. Male teenagers are among the craziest things we have on the planet. That's why they die so much from stupid things.
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I've been told by almost every single person i've ever met that i am way too relaxed and "chill" which is true when i'm around other people i never show stress or panic and if i have music i won't ever be stressed while im by myself. With that said this causes me to go fvcking ballistic if i'm in my downtime/sparetime and something goes wrong that interrupts that (like if someone is beating me REAAAALLY hard in a videogame or my TV breaks or my fridge leaks) i'll flip out and lose it. I also get really paranoid over small things that i check 10 times before i accept it's okay and even then i have my worries like locking my front door before i go to work, or did i unplug the coffee machine, did i leave the oven on.