what are the ways in which we avoid catalyst?

[sillypumpkins]

hey guys

This thread has been helpful to me so I'm going to bump it while also using it as a way to help myself understand catalyst better

so I've been in the midst of some pretty gnarly catalyst the last few weeks. I've been getting a better grasp at what catalyst is and how to most effectively process it. with that being said, I would like to express how I view catalyst, and how to best process it. My hope is that someone can chime in in case I have a misunderstanding, big or small.

I'm going to start with an example: I am laying in bed, trying to sleep, and my neighbors start becoming very loud. I feel I can no longer fall asleep, and I start to feel anger inside me.

My understanding is this: my neighbor's noise is the trigger for the catalyst, which is anger.

When I feel anger inside me, I have a few options, I can ignore it (i.e suppress it,) I can let myself become angry and act out, or I can reflect on the anger I feel, and oppose it with contrary emotions, like calmness. The last option seems to be "the most effective" use of this catalyst

Again, I'm sharing my understanding to see if others have anything to say about it..... just trying to refine my understanding a little bit so I can best approach the catalyst that I experience daily

Thanks in advance everybuddy