Intellectualizating an emotion does not mean ignoring it

Posted by Elizabeth on October 29, 2000 at 17:51:27:

In Reply to: Re: That was a cryptic post posted by Laurence on October 29, 2000 at 05:23:15:

I think we have a misunderstanding. Intellectualizing an emotion is not a way of making it disappear but of understanding it consciously so that causes can be addressed and outward behavior handled responsibly. Crying, yelling, smashing things, etc. are behaviors and not emotions.

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