in order to control your emotions, you need to have willpower
it took us a long time to figure out what willpower actually is, though: a lot of early hypothesises were that it's a skill, or a talent.

but repeated tests have shown that willpower is actually a limited resource that you have, and basically the only way to increase it?

is glucose

https://youarenotsosmart.com/2012/04/17/ego-depletion/

@lizardsquid
The ego depletion result has not been replicated, but it's a nice myth to have around

@DialMforMara huh, interesting