If I feel bad, I know that real world is not unhappy, but emotions make me feel unhappy. So I let emotions to stay until I get bored, and then I get back to happiness.
Fighting negativity is like using a flamethrower to fight a flame. It makes the fire bigger.
You just need emotions to flow until they deplete their energy. The problem of emotions is that you may think emotional state change perception of reality and even the logic and thoughts, distorting your reality. If you are not aware that what you feel it is is not real, you may be living a nightmare.
But when you understand emotions are a veil before a happy reality, you are likely to tolerate them.
Notice that negativity and self punishment are different. If you are negative because you feel guilty about something, you may need to heal your guilt.
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