Feel like an emotional NPC? Your not alone.
When emotions are left unaddressed, they gain control over a person, dictating their reactions to any triggering circumstance. Those who haven’t confronted their emotions are akin to being on autopilot, reacting to external stimuli without a conscious choice. They could be referred to as “reactors” since they are bound to react, lacking the ability to exercise free will in their responses.
In contrast, individuals who have acknowledged and addressed their emotions possess a sense of control. Although external factors may trigger emotions, they retain the power to choose their reactions. These empowered individuals might be called “actors” as they actively participate in shaping their own world and interactions.
Curiously, reactors inadvertently play the role of non-playable characters (NPCs) in the lives of actors, responding predictably to the choices made by others. Even those who may have great wealth, fame, and exceptional talents can end up as impressive NPCs if they fail to confront their emotional selves. They become reactive puppets, manipulated by the actions of the main characters around them.
The profound reality is that regardless of one’s status in life, if they neglect the exercise of free choice through emotional confrontation, they remain on autopilot, controlled entirely by their emotions, and reduced to an NPC within the world that surrounds them.