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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While he does have poor emotional regulation, he also needs to be allowed to be upset. He is allowed to get frustrated or angry or sad or mad or scared or hurt. And he is allowed to be emotional and express that.

You don’t want him to rant or cry or raise his voice or punch walls or throw things. What is an acceptable way in your view for him to express his negative emotions? [/quote]

What? Not a good answer here. [/quote]

Um yeah this is wild. This behavior is not acceptable. And it WILL escalate and be exacerbated if you have kids. I know firsthand. [/quote]

I am not saying it is acceptable. I am asking what her view is of an acceptable way to express negative emotion. Is he allowed to have negative emotions? If yes, how would it be acceptable for him to express those?

Surely you agree that men are allowed to be sad, hurt, scared, irritated, mad, angry, frustrated etc Or do you believe that they should be emotionless and never express emotion?

I would hazard a guess that many posters on this thread have cried and raised their voices as a way of expressing negative emotion yet OP lumps those in with throwing and punching as being problematic.

What are acceptable ways to express negative emotions like sadness, disappointment, hurt, fear, anger, irritation, frustration etc? These are actually all healthy and normal emotions for both men and women to feel and express. [/quote]

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