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When you are in the middle of a difficult emotion (anger, fear, grief), you typically...
Can name it, feel it, and stay functional — the emotion informs but does not overwhelm me
Can feel it but have trouble doing anything useful with it — it just sits there
Often only recognize what I was feeling after the fact, once it has passed
Get consumed by it — it tends to hijack my behavior in ways I regret later