Regulating strong emotions is a difficult task for everyone.
Actions that result in negative outcomes can seem so right when
you’re angry, hurt or sad. When your boyfriend breaks up with
you unexpectedly the day before Valentine’s Day, saying that
he’s interested in your best friend, understandably, you may
want to rip up every one of his prized and valuable baseball
cards (not to mention what you might want to say to your ex-best
friend). When your boss dictates that you have to work late on
the evening you’ve planned your beloved grandmother’s 70th
birthday celebration, you may want to give him a piece of your
mind, even though you know you can’t afford to lose your job.
Remembering and obsessing over all the ways your boss has been
unfair to you will only fuel your anger. In cases of strong
emotion with no immediate danger, making an emotional decision
is not usually in your best interest. Emotions can squash
logical thinking like an elephant sitting on a daisy, leading to
future regrets and sometimes wors