Unless you're depressed, unpleasant experiences are always less oppressive if you let yourself feel them fully.
But doing that takes practice.
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I'm not sure the 'unless you're depressed' part is true.
I suppose one certainly has to be much more careful - on an individual basis.
But nothing shifted depression for me like learning to walk on the emotional texture, like a shaky stair case, reducing emotional viscosity.
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