On two ends of the world..

[FindingMyVoice]

Hi ris, just wanted to stop by and say hello. Did you get your Terrence Real book yet? If so, are you finding it helpful?

But while I am able to keep my anger in check, other emotions, like sadness and hurt run rampart.

Sometimes that happens because we're keeping our anger stuffed down when we shouldn't. Suppressing it can make us end up feeling disproportionately sad and hurt at other times (like in your example.)

I find the whole concept of emotion 'control' can be tough to get my head around. I used to think 'controlling' them meant 'suppressing' them when you felt them.

But I think it's more about allowing yourself to experience them, but learning to express them in a controlled, unblaming and healthy way.