Moodiness is a very slow and inefficient way of processing feelings. He who doesn’t cry may brood and wallow incessantly in despondency. She who can’t find a constructive release for her anger may live in bitterness prickled by an anger which can only smolder in prolonged bouts of hostile self-criticism. The most expeditious way to get past an unpleasant emotional experience is to embrace it and to fully feel and express it.
