I found therapy very helpful (along with reading books by Tolle and DeMello) in understanding how our early emotional experiences create these filters that the ego uses when we experience life. If we come from dysfunctional families, our interpretation of things is simply wrong. My ego will blow things all out of proportion, creating crazy stories, emotions and thinking, if I allow it to. It really does help to recognize the patterns in our interpretation of events, as well as not reacting too quickly. Then just letting go, through meditation, or deep breathing, etc.