Does anyone else get irritated by stuff or am I just dumb

I used to get upset and irritated about the same kinds of things you all mention above. That alone (my irritation) used to irritate me and I wanted to change my reaction to the outside world. I meditated and prayed aout it and gradually I saw how reactivism was holding me hostage in a place I did not want to be.
I gradually came to a place where I understood more about me and the other people in the world. It balanced things out for the most part.
However, I do not put up with sh*t from others.
 
IrishEyes said:
The main thing that really gets to me is someone tailgating me to make me go faster, especially on the 2 lane
interstate where they can pass me if they choose. I have to always get to the point where I wonder... is their
eyesight bad and need to be close to know they are in this lane? Praying an animal doesn't come charging
into the road at the same time they are 1/2 car length behind me. Yes I even slow down and if we had enough shoulder
on the road I would even have went over to that in some cases. To me... that is a dumb thing for people to do.
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As a former licensed driving instructor....I all ways told my driving students...You can ONLY drive the car you are IN.

For tailgaters....GRADUALY slow down, maintain your lane, and they will get fed up and PASS you. Do not drive on the shoulder, that may end up with you in the ditch. JIMB>
 
Trying to reach a serious accident site and vehicles clogging the road because the drivers never read the proper way to do so.
Each new driver gets a handbook to read prior to their test. Very few could tell me today what their responsibility was to clear the road, yet there is a procedure to follow and it was stated carefully in that handbook.

I read the latest book and it is written much simpler, but not completely, either.
 
oscash said:
Yes, I get irritated by some of the dumb ads on the T.V. They seem to be repeated on other channels as well. Switch over and there it is again.
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Have you ever listened to Spotify and been too cheap to pay a subscription? All the time you get the same woman who gets paid to annoy people. Wouldn't it be lovely if you could dream away with your music without being interrupted by my annoying voice? LOL
 
CaliS said:
I understand what you are saying, and agree. While I am a lot more mellow in situations like driving --- I will get there when I get there... I feel like my patience in other areas has grown thin. I don't feel well half the time, so that's likely a big part of it.
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Last night I was battling with a computer problem. Amidst my fumbling about, I dropped a hard drive on the floor. It 6gb of various things, and was where I stored the vast majority of things. Anyway, as you might know, dropping things like that is not a good thing. And yes, it's dead. Crashed. Gone.

Now, back in the day I'd of been angry, upset, and probably would have cursed up a storm. But now? I looked at it. Knew it was going to be dead. Sighed. And then took a break and had a cup of tea. :D
 
I've actually been calmer during the past 6 years that I've been retired. When I was working, I was always under stress and limited on time so I would "blow up" if someone held up a line or got in my way. I once yelled at a gate agent when our connecting flight to Greece was canceled and she couldn't provide an alternative. (In all fairness, we were leaving on a ship and that was the last flight that would arrive the day before.) I loudly asked her if she didn't realize I was Million Miler on American Airlines. Hubs was so embarrassed I thought he would crawl under the desk and disappear. Yes, I was "that guy", and now I hate to see other people act that way.

Now I realize that most times I have nowhere I have to be and nothing that is dictating my time. I also realize my systolic blood pressure has gone from 160+ to 140. I've realized it just isn't worth it to let other people push my buttons anymore. Yes, I still get irritated when people block the aisles in grocery stores or drive all over the road because they are on their phones, but it will always happen and it is my choice as to how it affects me.
 
VaughanJB said:
Last night I was battling with a computer problem. Amidst my fumbling about, I dropped a hard drive on the floor. It 6gb of various things, and was where I stored the vast majority of things. Anyway, as you might know, dropping things like that is not a good thing. And yes, it's dead. Crashed. Gone.

Now, back in the day I'd of been angry, upset, and probably would have cursed up a storm. But now? I looked at it. Knew it was going to be dead. Sighed. And then took a break and had a cup of tea. :D
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Good for you! Much better for your health. :)

A few years back, if I had a computer software issue - I would relish the idea of poking around, experimenting until I figured it out and fixed it! Now, I just get frustrated :( ... so it seems, I am going in the wrong direction.
 
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