{"id":7291,"date":"2014-03-13T03:22:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T03:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/how-to-tackle-irrational-situation\/"},"modified":"2019-12-19T06:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T01:06:18","slug":"how-to-tackle-irrational-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/how-to-tackle-irrational-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tackle irrational situation?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr.C.M.Bhagat<\/i><\/b>
\nDirector Bhagat Hospitals<\/b><\/p>\n

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I have often heard my colleague Dr Kamal Parwal say \u2013 Every body has his own quota of irrationality. Today I thought I will study a little more about this powerful word which we use very often to snub our fellows \u2013or to dominate in talks- don\u2019t be irrational . Though the term loosely used at times has very deep meaning but one thing for sure. We are all irrational at times in our life- howsoever logical we may claim to be.<\/p>\n

What is the dictionary meaning of irrational & irrationality? A person is irrational when he unable to think clearly & logically-it is an adjective. In other words when the person lacks the usual understanding & coherence prevalent in relation to current time place & situation.<\/p>\n

Irrational behavior- is said when the person reacts or becomes angry about a situation which has not occurred as yet.<\/p>\n

Irrational Behavior- <\/b>
\n\u00b7 Expressing emotions in excess
\n\u00b7 Maintain unrealistic expectation.
\n\u00b7 Engaging in irresponsible conduct etc, etc.<\/p>\n

Why a person is irrational <\/b>
\nDifference in perceived and actual interest.<\/p>\n

* Abnormal conditions such as sudden death or catastrophe- leading to intense emotional outburst.
\n* Fear \/ Subconscious fear
\n* Flawed reasoning which may stem from wrong inputs, intoxication , Personality or attitude at times
\n   affected by past experience . \u2013 all leading to failure to comprehend .
\n* Hidden interests may be in unconscious mind or at times obvious . My own observation-financial gains
\n   are a major factor-Lakshmi Ji Mahan Hein. This is called self service bias.
\n* Inability to comprehend . the consequences . Lack of knowledge or experience.
\n* Split personality.
\n* Stress- becomes an additional function
\n* Awkward situation or Ego problem.
\n* Intoxication
\n* Peers imbibe irrational thoughts & ideas. ( Mahants \/Preachers\/ Maulvi )<\/p>\n

\u201c A boss is always rational- employees always agree during meeting but may disagree afterwards\u201d<\/p>\n

How to deal with irrational people or what is distorted thoughts & behavior <\/b><\/p>\n

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\n– First try to understand the situation- how much it affects you & how serious the person is. Can you get away by simply ignoring the person e.g. road rage.<\/p>\n

– Quickly try to comprehend the reason behind it. But don\u2019t be biased.<\/p>\n

– Try to make your own attitude flexible. Check your daily thinking, assumptions & bottom line beliefs. Don\u2019t get bogged down by your own inflexible attitude & perceptions.<\/p>\n

– In case of serious threat don\u2019t hesitate to arm yourself legally.<\/p>\n

– Stay calm & buy time. Everything passes away. Don\u2019t get pulled into the storm rather ride out of it. ( cool cat)<\/p>\n

– Take the help of experienced people or learn from your own past experience. Write the event on a diary or paper- it will help you in understanding either way.<\/p>\n

– Have a support system. People in the support system should help you steer to reality. They should not contaminate any of your own irrational ideas. They should be supportive, neutral & refusing to take sides and at the same time wise people of standing. They should give opinion but should never insist on following a particular path. Beware of self declared leaders who always keep on boasting about their past deeds. Liaison is a new upcoming self employment- beware of liaison agents.<\/p>\n

– If you become stressful because of some body action don\u2019t hesitate to take help whether of
\n   psychologist, social worker or priest.<\/p>\n

– Humor therapy is good for stressful conditions- remember that adv. \u2013\u201c accident ho gaya balle \u2013balle\u201d. Watching a cartoon film of your choice is really fun. I know of a Sr. Air commodore who insists on watching TOM & JEERY everyday in the evening.<\/p>\n

– Prayer is one of the most effective way of handling irrational behavior\u2014provided you have faith & you
\n   give it time.
\n– By your calm behavior try to turn tide in your favour. Try to understand what provoked him.<\/p>\n

-Take a deep breath<\/p>\n

Remember irrational behavior is like a bait -if you take it you are trapped. If you expect a disturbed person to understand your logic you will end up beating your head against the wall. Don\u2019t expect a person to understand logic in that state. Taking time out is a good idea. Staying in that disordered situation may not be a good idea as it may affect your own health.
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Dr.C.M.Bhagat Director Bhagat Hospitals I have often heard my colleague Dr Kamal Parwal say \u2013 Every body has his own quota of irrationality. Today I thought I will study a little more about this powerful word which we use very often to snub our fellows \u2013or to dominate in talks- don\u2019t be irrational . Though the term loosely used at times has very deep meaning but one thing for sure. We are all irrational at times in our life- howsoever logical we may claim to be. What is the dictionary meaning of irrational & irrationality? A person is irrational when <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,78,82,1],"tags":[80,65,1879],"class_list":["post-7291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-awareness-series","category-inspiration","category-update","tag-health","tag-member-article","tag-update","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7291"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60034,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7291\/revisions\/60034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}