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Agree

Submitted by adiflesher on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 11:30am.

I find myself agreeing with thisidea that control plays a role in mental health. People who are completelydominated by their emotions and have no ability to regulate them tend to suffera great deal and also create a lot of turmoil for other people around them. Incontrast people who are overly in control (or repressing) their emotions tendto suffer a lot as well and to cause pain to other people around them.

The trick is to find a middle groundbetween these two extremes.  A placewhere we are neither controlled by our emotions or stifling them to the pointthey cease to be effective tools for interacting with the world.  

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