One thing I have noticed, is that I don't see much of a difference between my emotions and the emotional pollution of others. If you can watch the emotions others induce in you, you can just as easily watch the ones you induce in yourself through selfish thoughts or whatever other avenues they may arise.
I find that sometimes feeling certain emotions can actually trigger an intense emotional reaction within me. I'll suddenly become resentful toward whatever it is I am feeling. I consider that a step above being totally unaware, because even though I know it's not my emotion, I'm still turning it into a problem by letting it affect how I interact with my perceptions.
What has worked for me is instead of giving any form of ownership to emotions as they arise (Mine vs. Others'), I simply observe it however it is. Observe any action that arises out of it. Observe my justifications that arise out of it.
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