In my world, I have learned not to think out loud, that I might intend to stop doing something that’s bad for me or that irritates others. My clan tends to pick up on it immediately and then I am continuously scrutinised to see how I am faring with my resolve to change for the better.
What they don’t know, which I know since I listened to a workshop dealing with stress relief lately, is that we experience negative emotions triggered by stressors for which you need to find a solution for, by calibrating yourself with the help of some insightful external factors.