It’s really not that unusual for emotions to run amok like mine did, trying to find a place to land and something to justify their uprising when tension is released — and it certainly happens as much off the mat as on. But here’s the thing: even when our minds wander off on a tangent and we haven’t a clue what’s causing the shitstorm brewing inside, the body continues to alert us through physiological cues, which we can easily misinterpret.
