AH! If sharing your feelings is a 180 for you and is working then keep doing it! The DB "rules" are "do what works" -- we don't have to follow some other set of them! If it's working, keep doing it but keep close tabs on the results.
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.