Side note.... I can't believe I am posting in this forum. Trust you to draw me here to challenge an anger issue of my own. The thing is when I saw the post about the creation of this thread I had a really negative reaction. I have been trying to sort out why ever since. I think it has something to do with my understanding of how mental illness manipulates our emotions. Somehow 'coping with emotions' just sounds ignorant of the impact of illness on emotional responses. Like I said I am still trying to figure it out. I reacted to the new forum title the same way I react to someone saying 'get a hold of yourself' or 'cheer up' or any other of the zillion ignorant remarks clueless people make.

Sorry for the sideline.... just had to get that off my chest.