I agree with Alex, emotions aren’t right or wrong, they just are. It’s what we do with them that’s right or wrong. We are an observer of our emotions, we can let them pass through us, or do something with them, and not all emotions are worth doing something with, which is the tricky part! Because they all feel so valid and real, it’s hard not to want to act on them all the time, it’s hard not to rationalize all of them. For me, journaling has been key to navigating my tough feelings that I instinctually want to act on. I start with what I’m feeling, why I think I’m feeling it, and logic my way through why I’m actually feeling it, and whether or not that feeling is worth doing anything with besides letting it pass through me and journaling about it. This has been especially helpful with my severe anxiety. Just a lil tip for anyone who struggles with impulsively acting on all their emotions. Also, on why men don’t get sexualized, it’s not just that woman are hotter (they are), but it’s also that women are far less likely to sexualize others regardless of the gender of the person they’re attracted to. Idk, just a thought I had when you guys were talking about the sexualization of men vs. women. Great pod as always, I’m a proud member of the Sad Panda Club. 🐼 Allah Akbar! 🎉

Jamie would fit in well with my family with his sense of humor 😂😂

Speaking of AA sponsors, the number of times I've told women that I sponsor, "Well I hear you, and your feelings are valid, cuz they're your feelings. But they're also not reality. Like, they're wrong. They're not real. So feel the emotions for a minute, and then realize they're dumb and let them go. Because they're lying to you. And I love you. And also, I hear you, and I relate. This is how I know they're dumb and wrong." I cannot even count the number of times I've said things like that.

I'm so pissed I'm gonna miss you this weekend! I live in Arlington and would actually love to see you in Fort Worth, but I'll be in the stupid country being effing sociable with friends 🙄 ugh adulthood is the lamest I WANNA BE A SAD PANDA AT YOUR SHOW 😭🐼

OMG NO PLEASE DON'T BE MORE LIKE MEL!! 😂😂 And yes, Ex-crackhead Mel is fine. I embrace it.

Definitely a great show. That's s very difficult conversation about the validation of feelings or emotions of a partner that you don't 💯 agree with. I remember dealing with it a lot when I was in a relationship with a partner of a different race and we would constantly have conversations about privilege etc and were our feelings real or were we under constant self doubt self Sabotage and victim complex

Happy to hear this after a long day!

Can Jamie hold it together and be serious

Watching this podcast is like watching a show where you are on the edge of your seat of whether the main character will survive or not. Will Jamie kill himself next week or find happiness? Tune in next week!!!