"The Formation and Persistence of Social Identity"

Felix: Hey Vineeto,
There are a few things I could quibble with about the way you interpreted some things I said and the meanings of some words and phrases. I feel like it would be missing the point on my part to do that.
Obviously this is all about our individual journeys to becoming happy and harmless and ultimately free of the human condition, and you are using your time to help support that process – so it’s in that spirit that I’ve thought about what you said overall and how I could use it positively. […]
Underneath all of that, I realise I spend a lot of my time feeling quite quite anxious. […]
So I’m going to be cutting all the trappings around actualist identity and going back to just asking how I feel in the most basic sense, and seeing if I can allow myself to feel good. But I’ll also be going back to living a normal life and not being quite so fervent about actualism as it seems to take me in the wrong direction.

Hi Felix,

Thank you for your reply.

It’s a good idea to “cutting all the trappings” and enjoy and appreciate as much as you can. Whenever you are feeling anxious, ask yourself each time, is it worthwhile, whatever you are anxious about. Mostly you’ll find it is not, and often it may only be a persistent habit.

Remember, it feels good to feel good.

All the best

Cheers Vineeto

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