Strong Feelings Are Fine; It's

Much Of What We Call Emotion Is Nothing More Or Less Than A Certain Kind - A Biased, Prejudiced, Or Strongly Evaluative Kind - Of Thought.

People Got Insights Into What Was Bothering Them, But They Hardly Did A Damn Thing To Change.

The Goal...is Not To Change Your Desires And Wishes But To Persuade You To Stop Demanding That You Absolutely Must Have What You Wish-from Yourself, From Others, And From The World. You Can By All Means Keep Your Wishes, Preferences, And Desires, But Unless You Prefer To Remain Needlessly Anxious, Not Your Grandiose Demands.

Happiness Is Experienced Largely In Striving Towards A Goal, Not In Having Attained Things, Because Our Nature Is Always To Want To Go On To The Next Endeavor.

Let's Suppose Somebody Abused You Sexually. You Still Had A Choice, Though Not A Good One, About What To Tell Yourself About The Abuse.