If I had to guess I would say I let emotions control me and hiding them is better than having too much emotion. It 's really hard for me to allow myself the emotions I know I need especially being sad. I think going through depression right after my aunt and dad’s deaths makes me afraid to be sad to long. However I do think the “emotion only lasts for fifteen minutes and everything after that is self inflicted” rule is somewhat true because you can choose your emotions and decided what affects you and how. Looking back on my attitude I think shutting down my emotions right away resulted in them building until they were damaging, but now I’m trying to find balance and the ability to allow myself to feel negative emotions without needing an
If I had to guess I would say I let emotions control me and hiding them is better than having too much emotion. It 's really hard for me to allow myself the emotions I know I need especially being sad. I think going through depression right after my aunt and dad’s deaths makes me afraid to be sad to long. However I do think the “emotion only lasts for fifteen minutes and everything after that is self inflicted” rule is somewhat true because you can choose your emotions and decided what affects you and how. Looking back on my attitude I think shutting down my emotions right away resulted in them building until they were damaging, but now I’m trying to find balance and the ability to allow myself to feel negative emotions without needing an