FROM SELF-PRESERVATION TO SELF-MASTERY
Thought Adjuster: “Were you to be caught by surprise in a violent storm, you would look for cover rather than intellectually exploring its workings. In life-threatening situations, your top priority is to be resourceful in self-protecting.
“I am using this analogy to clarify that, whenever encountering emotionally-volatile situations, your priority should also be to protect yourself from their potential backlashes—the infliction of emotional injuries by someone whose inner world is rocked by a tsunami of out-of-control emotions.