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Old Dec 03, 2016, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TishaBuv View Post
It depends on what 'losing it' means to you. Of course you don't want to hurt yourself or others. And not scare the heck out of your kids right in front of them. But aside from that, why not go ahead and 'lose it'? Let out those emotions. You have every reason to feel what you are feeling. What's wrong with letting it all out? You'll feel better.
Some people have the experience, particularly in childhood, that "letting it all out" only got you in more trouble. It is hard to feel that that experience will not happen again, even though you are no longer a child. And sometimes in adulthood letting it all out will get you in trouble.

I don't see a perfect solution. Depends on how much uncertainty you can tolerate. Psych Central is better than many places to express these ideas, but it is not perfect either.
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