As a society, we don’t talk much about emotions. Conversations tend to focus more on what we’re doing or what we’re thinking. In fact, most people find it easier to start sentences with, "I ...

4. "Trying to control my emotions is synonymous with behaving like a robot." Sometimes people think that regulating their emotions means trying to act as if they don’t have feelings.

That’s where the sentence comes in. It can be hard to grasp at first. Sometimes, people slip into “I feel” without actually including an emotion.