Why does my brain not follow my logic

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Without wanting to go into too much detail, there was a recent time in my life where I came pretty close to death. Now logically I think "I almost died, so I should not let silly little things bother me".

Yet almost everyday I find that I worry and get upset by things that I wish I could ignore. Do people like me, am I good looking, why do I keep letting myself being pushed around by people and why am I so meek.

Does anyone have any insight into my concern?

It is hard to take your own advice at times. That I know all too well.

In my experience, I've found that logic can't override an emotion. No matter how much you tell yourself not to feel a certain thing, it's going to happen regardless. It would be like dropping a bowling ball on your foot, and telling yourself it's not going to hurt.

It just makes you human. In your case, you aren't able to surpress natural emotions, but at least you have a better understanding of life as a result of your experience. You'll still FEEL the unpleasant emotions, but now you know that it's not important.

Yes, it is called that wonderful experience of being human. I wish I could give more insight but I have the same problem. Logically, I know some of the obsessive thoughts and actions I engage in are causing me distress and not benefit, yet I still continue with them. There is one example. Logically, I know that what someone thinks of me is not going to change my life or make me a better or worse person, but it still bothers me. As to being pushed around... learn to say 'no' or to just walk away. I used to be used by all around, until I really took a stand and started walking away...though admittedly, I also used aggressive words which isn't so good.