I was able to do something a week ago that I wasn't able to do before. I felt a very strong negative emotion (the usual overwhelming sense of hopelessness and all of the baggage that comes with it). I didn't fight it. I didn't try to get it to morph into something else. I let myself feel it. Someone came by and asked me if I was okay. I said, "No....but it will pass." The person nodded and walked away. In less than an hour the negativity was gone.
What an amazing feeling. I'm looking forward to being able to do it again. I hope I can. I can't force it...I have to let things be.
I'm no master of my emotions yet, but I'm gaining wonderful coping skills. Acceptance of an emotional state is a coping skill. Weird...but I don't care. It works for me.