Jeffrey Gray4 said:Emotions are constantly being generated as we experience the present moment.
We collect them inside ourselves, they pile up, and eventually, they become too heavy to carry.
By letting them out in small increments, we maintain our peace.
That’s just basic psychology.
I think you're mistaken if you believe you can actually silence emotions; sooner or later, they will explode unexpectedly.
Personal growth—which is essentially our individual consciousness at any given stage of life—is what makes emotions both the beauty and the fullness of existence, but also the burden, the unrest, and the discord. Do you agree?
I’m not talking about suppressed emotions. Those are definitely not healthy, and when the "cup overflows," they inevitably cause a break somewhere. But the issue isn't the emotions themselves; it’s us and our conscious mechanisms. It comes down to how we choose to react to a situation (an emotion). Will we be able to accept it and transform it through understanding or wisdom? Or will we suppress it, or react impulsively, swept away by the moment?
They are always there, just like reason. All that matters is the balance between the two. That balance is achieved through learning—through living, maturing, and doing the work... though some people never get there.
Emotions can be very effectively "quieted," but not through suppression or forced self-restraint. When you approach a situation—life itself—correctly, they feel less of a need to burst out unexpectedly, as 🙂
would say.