This is a terrific overview of techniques we can employ consciously in order to manage our own emotions. It also gives I think a much-needed counterbalance to the idea that all repression is bad, and therefore we should never avoid our emotions, by exploring well-adjusted individuals who had suffered severe trauma, and who selectively processed, as the author describes, according to the people they were with and the situation.

I think the author mentions somewhere in there that this should be taught in schools. Absolutely!!

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