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Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

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The Role of the Emotional System

The role of anger is to set a boundary between what's nourishing, you know, to let in, the lot of healthy anger is to keep out what's dangerous and unwelcome. When you suppress the emotions, you're also suppressing the immune system. The immune system and the emotional system are not separate systems. They're part and parcel of the same apparatus. So that's healthy anger. That's its major use. Just boundary protection. Is that clear? Mm-hmm. Okay? It's a boundary defense. I don't know that I'd say it's its only use, but I'll be honest. And if somebody else is intruding on my loved one...

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