Suppressing emotion is like level two on a five-point scale. Sure, giving your emotions free rein like a kid (level one) is worse, but suppression causes proble

Suppressing emotion is like level two on a five-point scale. Sure, giving your emotions free rein like a kid (level one) is worse, but suppression causes problems too. Those emotions will find a way out, whether it's suppressed anger turning into depression, suppressed fear turning into impotence, etc. There are literally thousands of books and scientific studies of this stuff. Read some. Learning to deal with your emotions is the mark of true maturity. Suppression is itself a manifestation of fear, and denial of that fear. As with anything else, it's better to solve problems than to turn a blind eye.