Sharon Van Etten Quotes

So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.

There's nothing wrong with having a bad day. Let yourself feel those emotions because every emotion is validated.

A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.

Sometimes, I have played something that psychologically sticks with me, that's opposite of where I am. I guess I have a lot of anger in me.

Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be!

I don't want to be walking around angry and feeling rage.

I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.

I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control.

I have some anger issues.

I don't want to be the angry guy.

I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.

I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just being really tough on myself.

I try to keep away exterior events that are going to make me do something negative internally to myself.

I asked a shrink: 'Everything is so great. Why am I still so angry?' He said, 'Anger doesn't go away.' I always thought it was kind of a good engine.

I'm not a sad person, upset the whole time, but I seem to be quite emotional.

I don't have life rage anymore.

It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like having an emotional outburst, that you don't get in trouble.

I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.

The only thing to know is how to use your neurosis.

I have an issue with rage. I'm going to work that out, long term.

I call my therapist every other day. It's not a one-stop shop. You have to push away all that negativity in your head. Face it, name it, let it go.

Across the Atlantic, commercial therapy of all kinds provides so many more comfortable outlets for people when they are under pressure. The English tradition is to get a grip, whereas the American version is to get in touch with your feelings, to say: 'I'm a good person. Isn't it terrible when bad things happen to people like me?'

As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.

I'm going to have my moody times.

From my experience, meditating can bring up the most stressful thoughts.