Don,
Thanks for this post. I'm going to play devil's advocate here for a bit, for the sake of clarity, ok?
How does describing things that upset us emotionally achieve the goal of control over our emotions? They seem to be two totally different actions -- one being description of self; the other control of self.
In short, I can describe my emotions rationally and without judgement. Yet, I cannot *always* control those emotions. Particularly if something happens totally out of the blue and not the norm of a particular context -- eg, my experiences at school last year.
Thanks for any clarification you can give. I think it will be helpful for myself and others.
Shalom!