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Experts say that denying bad feelings intensifies them, acknowledging bad feelings allows good feelings to return.

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Experts say that denying bad feelings intensifies them, acknowledging bad feelings allows good feelings to return.

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About Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Craft Rubin (born December 14, 1965) is an American author, blogger and speaker.