Originally Posted by
tyler 
I just wish I could get a handle on my emotions.
Is there something you can do besides wishing? My psychologist recommended
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris. I am not much on self help books, but it has are some solid hands-on techniques that worked for me.
For me it was all about getting some perspective on my emotions. I see emotions as thoughts that have a physical manifestation. I am thinking I am sad, and my body is squirting out all these sad chemicals, and I feel sad. It is really no different than thinking 'I am a dinosaur', except my body does not have any 'feel like a dinosaur' chemicals to squirt. Of course I am over simplifying, but I got a lot of mileage out of the idea that I did not have to believe everything I think.
Hang in there Tyler,
knowing that using will not help, is a powerful thought.