Stop being the victim of your emotions.

Do your emotions overwhelm you? Here’s your way out.

We’ve all been the victim of our emotions.

Think of the last time you burst in anger, only to come back and apologize. Or, the last time you felt so ashamed that you melted into a sea of “I’m so sorry.” Or, the last time you said “no” just because you were too scared to say “yes”.

Emotions are a tool. They have an evolutionary function.

Fear is here to protect us.

Anger is here to show us our boundaries have been crossed.

Shame protects our social connections, an essential element of our wellbeing as humans.

Sadness allows us to let people in, allowing human connection.

So, having emotions, all good. However, identifying to them and letting them take us on a jolly ride is a problem: it is a cause of suffering.

Emotions are a tool. Therefore, as conscious beings, we are not supposed to be their victim, but just use them as a tool, a signal in order to adapt our behaviours.

Still, sometimes, emotions take control of us. When they do, here’s what happens: we’re thrown off our centre. In other words, we lose this quality Buddhists call “equanimity”.

Even mind. Why would one want an even mind?

Equanimity helps us make decisions from a place of peacefulness. It is a great quality to live your life in an empowered way, be a good human, a good partner, a good manager, a successful entrepreneur.

In other words: letting your emotions rule you can be a source of suffering, for you and your entourage.

I am no exception to the rule. I’ve lived my entire life being the victim of my emotions. Heck, until a few months ago, I wasn’t even able to identify my own emotions.

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